A view of the audience at the fourth convocation, 1967

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Institute Events , Convocations , Visiting VIPs

Mrs. M. S. Subbulakshmi is seen in the second row (third from left).

Mr. R. Natarajan (second from left in first row) was the first Registrar of IIT Madras. He had retired over a year prior to the fourth convocation.

Mrs. M. S. Subbulakshmi, “Nightingale of India”, as Sarojini Naidu called her, is one of the key figures in Indian classical music. She is also a recipient of India’s highest civil honour; ‘Bharat Ratna’, which was awarded to her in 1998. By 1967, she had been awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1954 and the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1956. To Natarajan’s right is his father V. Ramachandra Iyer.

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

Album 0230: Fourth Convocation, 1967

Photograph ID:

001/0230/IMG_0596

Album ID:

0230

Photographer:

C. Gourishankar (1936-2002). A geologist by qualification, Gourishankar started his career as a photographer after working for many years with the Geological Survey of India. In everything that he did, Gourishankar strove to achieve flawlessness and impeccable quality. Thus his photography too was characterised by this drive for perfection. Every photograph that Gourishankar took was meticulously planned and shot and printed with diligence and patience. Gourishankar carried out most of the official photography at IIT Madras in the 1960s.

Event:

Fourth Convocation

Place:

Open Air Theatre (OAT)

Date:

22 July 1967