A view of the audience gathered at the Open Air Theatre (OAT) for the fourth convocation, 1967

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Institute Events , Convocations

A few German professors are seen in the audience. The second Indo-German Agreement was signed in June, 1966. It strengthened the tie between the two countries in terms of technical education and development. Some of the provisions of the agreement included the addition of new laboratories, training Indian teachers and technicians in German institutions, and the visits of German professors and specialists from the Technical University, Aachen, earlier in 1967. A number of people in the audience are wearing sunglasses. At the time, ‘cat eye’, ‘horn rimmed’ and ‘browline’ glasses were popular. The introduction of plastic as a frame material, enabled sunglasses and glasses to come into fashion, owing to the various colours in which these glasses were produced.

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

Album 0230: Fourth Convocation, 1967

Photograph ID:

001/0230/IMG_0589

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