Dr. S. Bhagavantam at the Electrical Engineering Laboratory at 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. Before the convocation, he examined the laboratory equipment and workshop facilities across the Institute. This photograph was taken at the Electrical Engineering Laboratory. This can be ascertained by the fact that Prof. P. Venkata Rao and Prof. V. G. K. Murti are in the photograph.

The photograph was taken in the Calibration Laboratory of the Measurements Section which relates to the Energy-meter Test Bench. Information from Prof. V. G. K. Murti.

Seen in the image, from left, Prof. P. Venkata Rao (Head of Electrical Engineering Department), Prof. V. G. K. Murti (Electrical Engineering Department), Dr. S. Bhagavantam (chief guest and Scientific Adviser to the Minister of Defence) and Prof. A. Ramachandran (Director). Identification by Prof. C.S. Swamy.

An identical photograph can be found in the Central Photographic Section Collection in Album 0053 under the ID: 001/0053/IMG_1636_1

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

Visit of Dr. S. Bhagavantam, 1969

Photograph ID:

001/0239/IMG_0056

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:

Calibration Laboratory of the Measurements Section