Dr. S. Bhagavantam inspects the guard of honour along with Lt. Col. S. Subramanyam

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Institute Events , Convocations , Student Activities

Seen in the image from the left, Commanding Officer of N.C.C., Lt. Col. S. Subramanyam (2 Comp. Eng.|EME|Sig. Coy N.C.C.) and Dr. S. Bhagavantam (Scientific Advisor to the Ministry of Defence, India).

The chief guest/speaker at IIT Madras’s sixth convocation, which was held on the 2nd of August, 1969, 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. The chief guest was then presented a guard of honour, a convocation tradition, by the cadets of the N.C.C.

An identical photograph can be found in the Central Photographic Section Collection and Gourishankar Collection in Album 0023 and Album 0269 under the ID: 001/0023/IMG_0717_1 and 001/0269/IMG_0173

Collection:

Central Photographic Section Collection

Album Name:

Sixth Convocation, 1969

Photograph ID:

001/0019/IMG_0640_1

Album ID:

0019

Date:

2 August 1969

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:

Sixth Convocation