Dr. S. Bhagavantam at the Central Workshop in IIT Madras, 1969

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Campus Facilities , Academic Facilities , Visiting VIPs

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. This photograph was taken at the Central Workshop. This can be ascertained by the fact that Mr. Ebert and Mr. Mani are in the photograph.

Prof. S. Sampath (Deputy Director), Prof. R. G. Narayanamurthy (Head of Mechanical Engineering Department), Mr. H. J. Ebert (Expert Workshop Staff Member), Mr. S. S. Mani (Workshop Superintendent), Dr. S. Bhagavantam (chief guest and Scientific Adviser to the Minister of Defence) and Prof. A. Ramachandran (Director).

An identical photograph can be found in the Gourishankar Collection in Album 0239 under the ID: 001/0239/IMG_0049

Collection:

Central Photographic Section Collection

Album Name:

Visit of Dr. S. Bhagavantam

Photograph ID:

001/0053/IMG_1642_1

Album ID:

0053

Date:

2 August 1969

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:

VIP Visit

Place:

Central Workshop