Dr. A. L. Mudaliar signing the Record of Degrees conferred at the second convocation, 1965

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Convocations , Institute Events

From left, Prof. B. Sengupto (Director), Mr. M. C. Chagla (chief guest and Union Minister for Education), Mr. Sampath Kumaran (Assistant Registrar, standing behind Mr. Chagla), Dr. A. L. Mudaliar (Chairman, Board of Governors) and Dr. Raja Sir Muthiah Chettiar (Pro-Chancellor, Annamalai University).

An identical photograph can be found in the Gourishankar Collection in Album 0242 under the ID: 001/0242/IMG_0021

Collection:

Central Photographic Section Collection

Album Name:

Second Convocation, 1965

Photograph ID:

001/0002/IMG_0136_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)