The distinguished guests pose for a photo in the academic robes

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Administrators , Faculty , Institute Events

Seen in the image from left: Prof. S. Sampath (Deputy Director), Mr. H. V. R. Iengar (Chairman Board of Governors), Dr. S. Bhagavantam (Scientific Advisor to the Ministry of Defence, India), Dr. A. Ramachandran (Director, IITM) and two members of the senate/board/council (yet to be identified).

The chief guest and speaker at IIT Madras’s sixth convocation was Dr. S. Bhagavantam, Scientific Advisor to the Ministry of Defence, Government of India. Mr. H. V. R. Iengar (Padma Vibhushan), the sixth Governor of the Reserve bank of India and the Chairman of the Board of Governors (IIT Madras), presided over the ceremony. This photo was captured after the convocation ceremony had ended.

Collection:

Central Photographic Section Collection

Album Name:

6th Convocation

Photograph ID:

001/0055/IMG_1670_1

Album ID:

0055

Date:

1969-08-02

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