Dr. S. Bhagavantam and Prof. A. Ramachandran at IIT Madras, 1969

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Academic Facilities , Visiting VIPs , Administrators

Dr. Suri Bhagavantam, the well-known visionary scientist, administrator and architect of defense research was the chief guest at IIT Madras’s sixth convocation. Prior to the convocation, he examined the laboratory equipment and workshop facilities across the Institute.

In the image, from right, a gentleman (yet to be identified), Dr. S. Bhagavantam (chief guest and Scientific Advisor to the Minister of Defence) and Prof. A. Ramachandran (Director).

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

Visit of Dr. S. Bhagavantam, 1969

Photograph ID:

001/0239/IMG_0060

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.