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Seen in the image standing on the right is Prof. P.C. Varghese (head of the Civil Engineering department). Seated on the dais from left: Prof. B. Sengupto (Director), H. H. Shri Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar (Governor of Madras State), Dr. S. Radhakrishan (President), Dr. A. L. Mudaliar, Dr. G. F. Duckwitz (Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany in India), Dr. Rajah Sir Muthiah Chettiar (Board of Governors), Prof. E. G. Ramachandran (HOD, Metallurgy). At the first convocation a total of 107 students (92 B. Tech. degrees and 15 M. Sc. degrees) received their degrees. The event…

Seen on the dais from the left: Prof. B. Sengupto (Director), H. H. Shri Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar (Governor of Madras State), Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (President of India). The chief guest and speaker at the first convocation of IIT Madras was Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888-1975) who is well known as the second President of India (1962-1967). Before he became president, he served as the first vice president of India (1952-1962). He is one of the most distinguished philosophers, academics and statesman of India. His entire address at the convocation was about balance and about…

Seen in the image standing to the right is Prof. S. Ramaseshan (head of the Physics department). Seen seated on the dais from left: Prof. B. Sengupto (Director), H. H. Shri Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar (Governor of Madras State), Dr. S. Radhakrishnan (President), Dr A. L. Mudaliar, Dr. G. F. Duckwitz (Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany in India), Dr. Rajah Sir Muthiah Chettiar (Board of Governors), Shri Akbar AliKhan (Board of Governors), Prof. E. G. Ramachandran (HOD, Metallurgy). At the first convocation a total of 107 students (92 B. Tech. degrees and 15 M. Sc. degrees)…

The convocation procession is led into the Open Air Theatre by Mr. R. Natarajan (Registrar), the first Registrar of IIT Madras. He was one of the key figures who played a significant role in the inception of the Institute during the initial stages. He served as the Registrar from 1959 to 1965. Natarajan played a pivotal role in the functioning of IIT Madras. His unflinching dedication towards the various events and activities on campus is to be noted. He was also known for his love for cricket, as his articles in the publications so blatantly depict, his gift for writing complemented his love…

Seen standing in the image is Prof. D. Venkateswarulu (head of the Chemical Engineering department). Seen seated on the dais from left: H. H. Shri Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar (Governor of Madras State), Dr. S. Radhakrishnan (President), Dr. A. L. Mudaliar, Dr. G. F. Duckwitz (Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany in India), Dr. Rajah Sir Muthiah Chettiar (Board of Governors), Mr Akbar Alikhan (Board of Governors), Prof. E. G. Ramachandran (HOD, Metallurgy). At the first convocation a total of 107 students (92 B. Tech. degrees and 15 M. Sc. degrees) received their degrees. The event…

In the image, the officers escorting Dr. S. Radhakrishnan are yet to be identified. The chief guest and speaker at IIT Madras’s first convocation, which was held on the 11th of July, 1964 was Dr. S. Radhakrishnan, President of India (1962-1967). On the day of the event, upon reaching the campus, Dr. S. Radhakrishnan was received by Prof. B. Sengupto, Director of the Institute, and Mr. R. Natarajan, Registrar and Commodore Rabinder Nath Batra (Chief Navy Officer). The Chief Guest was then presented a Guard of Honour by the cadets of the N.C.C. He inspected the guard along with Prof. G. V…

Seen on the dais from the left: Mr. S. R. Thangavelu, Prof. B. Sengupto (Director) and Dr. S. Radhakrishnan (President of India). The coveted President’s Prize (best academic record) was secured by Mr. S. R. Thangavelu (B. Tech. in Mechanical Engineering). S. R. Thangavelu also received an Institute Merit Prize during the ceremony. He finished his pre-university at P.S.G. Arts College in Coimbatore after which he joined IIT Madras for the B. Tech. course. He paints a vivid picture, along with Mr. V. Sekhar (1965), of the IIT Madras’s initial days in the Oral History Interview conducted…

The chief guest and speaker at the first convocation of IIT Madras was Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888-1975) who is well known as the second President of India (1962-1967). Before he became president, he served as the first vice-president of India (1952-1962). He is one of the most distinguished philosophers, academics and statesman of India. His entire address at the convocation was about balance and about looking at things as a whole instead of separate entities. An example he gave is IIT Madras itself, which came into existence because of the combined efforts of the German and Indian…

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