Chief guest Dr. Vikram A. Sarabhai inspecting the guard of honour

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Institute Events , Convocations , Visiting VIPs

The chief guest, accompanied by an official, would inspect a guard of honour before the event commenced.

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

Fifth Convocation, 1968

Photograph ID:

001/0306/IMG_0344

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

Event:

Convocation