Dr. A. L. Mudaliar declares the convocation open, 1965

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Second Convocation, 1965

Convocations , Institute Events , Faculty

In his address, Dr. A. L. Mudaliar (Chairman, Board of Governors) talked about Mr. M. C. Chagla, introducing him to the audience: "We have known him and we have known of his great reputation in many fields of national activities in which he has participated. As the Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court, as an Ambassador of our land to various countries, as one of the illustrious men who espoused the cause of India at the United Nations, he has won laurels everywhere and has earned the grateful appreciation of his countrymen".

From left, Prof. M. V. C. Sastri (Head of Department, Department of Chemistry), Prof. S. Rajaraman (Director of Technical Education, Kerala), Mr. G. K. Chandiramani (member of the IIT Council), Prof. B. Sengupto (Director) and Mr. M. C. Chagla (chief guest and Union Education Minister).

An identical photograph can be found in the Gourishankar Collection in Album 0242 under the ID: 001/0242/IMG_0015

Collection:

Central Photographic Section Collection

Album Name:

Second Convocation, 1965

Photograph ID:

001/0002/IMG_0139_1

Album ID:

0002

Date:

3 April 1965

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:

Second Convocation

Place:

Open Air Theatre (OAT)