Dr. Bhagavantam at IIT Madras, 1969

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Visiting VIPs , Faculty

Dr. S. Bhagavantam was the chief guest to the sixth convocation at IIT Madras. He was a well-known visionary scientist, administrator and architect of defense research. Prior to the proceedings of the sixth convocation, he visited the laboratories and workshop facilities in the Institute.

In this photograph, he appears to be either signing the Visitor’s Book or writing something on a book. In the Visitor’s Book which was maintained at the Institute, Dr. Bhagavantam’s signature can be found dated 2 August 1969. The book is now preserved at the Heritage Centre.

Seen in the photograph, from left, Prof. R. G. Narayanamurthi (Mechanical Engineering Department), Dr. S. Bhagavantam (chief guest and Scientific Advisor to the Minister of Defence), Prof. Sethuraman (Civil Engineering Department), Prof. Gerhard Rouve (Civil Engineering Department) and an unidentified gentleman.

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

Visit of Dr. S. Bhagavantam, 1969

Photograph ID:

001/0239/IMG_0059

Album ID:

0239

Date:

2 August 1969

Event:

Visit of Dr. S. Bhagavantam

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.

Place:

Possibly Civil Engineering Department Laboratory