A view of the audience during the 13th convocation, 1976

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Convocations , Institute Events

During the 13th convocation, a large audience can be seen seated in the Open Air Theatre. The Open Air Theatre had the capacity to hold about 7000 individuals or so during events.

Usually each year, the convocation took place at the Open Air Theatre. During the convocation, the arrival of the chief guest who was received by the Director and the Registrar of the Institute was followed by events such as Guard of Honour, introducing the chief guest to the distinguished guests, an academic procession and an invocation. The Guard of Honour has not appeared in the proceedings since 1982.

Collection:

Central Photographic Section Collection

Album Name:

13th Convocation

Photograph ID:

001/0033/IMG_0992_1

Album ID:

0033

Date:

20-08-1976

Place:

Open Air Theatre

Photographer:

C. Gourishankar (1926-2002). 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:

Convocation