Dr. A.L. Mudaliar declares the convocation open

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Dr. A. L. Mudaliar presided over the third convocation ceremony at IIT Madras. Dr. A. Lakshmanaswami Mudaliar (1887-1974) was a multi-faceted personality: doctor, educationist and a renowned statesman. He made a number of significant contributions to society in each of these roles. He was the longest serving Vice-Chancellor of Madras University (27 years) and the first Indian Principal of the Madras Medical College. He was knighted in the 1945 New Year Honours and awarded both the Padma Bhushan (1954) and the Padma Vibhushan (1963). He served as the Chairman of the Board of Governors of IIT, Madras from 1959 to 1969. On the dais, from the left: Dr. G. Stahl (Mechanical Engineering), Dr. T. R. Doss (Director of Technical Education, Hyderabad), Mr. T. Muthian (Director of Technical Education, Madras), Mr. S. Rajaraman (Director of Technical Education, Kerala), Prof. G. R. Damodaran and Prof. B. Sengupto (Director)

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

3rd convocation

Photograph ID:

001/0241/IMG_0098

Album ID:

0241

Date:

1966-07-30

Place:

OAT

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:

Convocation