Pied bush chat (female)
Blue Throated Blue Flycatcher
Chestnut-winged cuckoo or Red-winged crested cuckoo
Blue Tailed Bee Eater
Also seen in the image are Prof. R. Natarajan, Head of Mechanical Engineering Department, extreme left, and Prof. R. Srinivasan, Physics Department, second from left.
This image was captured during the 30th Convocation at IIT Madras. The image features a young woman, most likely an undergraduate student, about to receive her degree from the Director of the Institute. Through the Annual Report of IIT Madras 1993, we know that a total of 751 degrees were handed out on this day. The girl in the photograph is yet to be identified. The Heritage Centre would be grateful to receive more information regarding this photograph. This section will be updated when we receive more details.
Usually, during convocations, the Head of a Department would call out names of the graduands while the Director or chief guest would present the degree certificates on another side of the stage. The Heritage Centre would be grateful to receive more information regarding this photograph. This section will be updated when we receive more details.
According to the Annual Report of IIT Madras, 1993, a total of 751 candidates were awarded various degrees. The total number of degrees awarded by the Institute by this time was 16,931 since the 1st Convocation in 1964. The Heritage Centre would be grateful to receive more information regarding this photograph. This section will be updated when we receive more details.
Dr. Swaminathan was the Chairman of the Board of Governors for IIT Madras between the years 1991 to 1997. This photograph was taken during the 30th Convocation of IIT Madras, most likely before the convocation ceremony started. The persons to the left are yet to be identified. The Heritage Centre would be grateful to receive more information regarding this photograph. This section will be updated when we receive more details.
The person to the extreme left (with back to the camera) is Prof. N. V. C. Swamy (Director). Prof. Prithviraj, Department of Mechanical Engineering, is standing second from the left. The Heritage Centre would be grateful to receive more information regarding this photograph. This section will be updated when we receive more details.