Dr. S. Bhagavantam at the Chemical Engineering Laboratory at IIT Madras, 1969

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Academic Facilities , Visiting VIPs , Administrators

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. The photograph was probably taken at the Chemical Engineering Laboratory. This can be ascertained by the fact that Prof. Venkateswarlu is in the photograph.

From left, Prof. A. Ramachandran (Director), Dr. S. Bhagavantam (chief guest and Scientific Adviser to the Minister of Defence), Prof. D. Venkateswarlu (Head of Chemical Engineering Department) and Prof. S. Sampath (Deputy Director) examining laboratory equipment prior to the proceedings of the sixth convocation. The person at the back is yet to be identified.

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

Visit of Dr. S. Bhagavantam, 1969

Photograph ID:

001/0239/IMG_0061

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:

Chemical Engineering Laboratory