A lighter moment at the fifth convocation, 1968

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Institute Events , Convocations , Administrators

From left, Prof. S. Sampath (Deputy Director), Prof. A. Ramachandran (Director), Dr. Vikram A. Sarabhai (chief guest and Head, Atomic Energy Commission), Dr. A. L. Mudaliar (Chairman, Board of Governors) and Mr. C. V. Sethunathan (Registrar). Dr. Mudaliar appears to be signing the register of degrees conferred.

An identical photograph can be found in the Central Photographic Section Collection in Album 0028 under the ID: 001/0028/IMG_0837_1

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

Fifth Convocation, 1968

Photograph ID:

001/0306/IMG_0368

Album ID:

0306

Date:

1 August 1968

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:

Fifth Convocation

Place:

Open Air Theatre (OAT)