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

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Campus Facilities , Academic Facilities , Visiting VIPs

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. We can ascertain that this photograph was taken at the Electrical Engineering Laboratory owing to the fact that Prof. P. Venkata Rao is in the image.

From the left, Prof. P. Venkata Rao (Head of Electrical Engineering Department) and Dr. S. Bhagavantam (chief guest and Scientific Advisor to the Minister of Defence, third from left). The other person in the photograph is yet to be identified.

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

Visit of Dr. S. Bhagavantam, 1969

Photograph ID:

001/0239/IMG_0045

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:

Electrical Engineering Laboratory