Dr. S. Bhagavantam and Prof. Venugopal examine the Electrical Engineering Laboratory equipment

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6th Convocation

Institute Events , Convocations , Academic Facilities

Seen in the image from the left: Dr. S. Bhagavantam (The Scientific Advisor to the Ministry of Defence) and Prof. Venugopal (Head of the Electrical Engineering Department).

The chief guest at IIT Madras’s sixth convocation was Dr. S. Bhagavantam, Scientific Advisor to the Ministry of Defence, Government of India. On the day of the event, upon reaching the campus, Dr. S. Bhagavantam was received by Prof. A. Ramachandran, Director of the Institute and Mr. C. V. Sethunathan, Registrar. After the event (possibly), the chief guest was shown around the Institute and was invited to view the labs and workshop facilities.

Collection:

Central Photographic Section Collection

Album Name:

6th Convocation

Photograph ID:

001/0023/IMG_0730_1

Album ID:

0023

Date:

1969-08-02

Place:

Open Air Theatre

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:

Convoation and Lab