Dr. S. Bhagavantam is received by Prof. A. Ramachandran and Mr. C. V. Sethunathan

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Institute Events , Convocations

In the image, from the left: Mr. C. V. Sethunathan (Registrar), Prof. A. Ramachandran (Director), Dr. S. Bhagavantam (Scientific Advisor to the Ministry of Defence, India).

The chief guest and speaker at IIT Madras’s sixth convocation, which was held on the 2nd of August, 1969, was Dr. Suri Bhagavantam, Scientific Advisor to the Ministry of Defence, Government of India. He was a well-known visionary scientist, administrator and an architect of defense research. He held many important posts in various organizations but is best known for the time he served as Director of Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) from 1962-1969. During his tenure he contributed immensely to the Indian defence system.

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_0716_1 and 001/0269/IMG_0161

Collection:

Central Photographic Section Collection

Album Name:

Sixth Convocation, 1969

Photograph ID:

001/0019/IMG_0638_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