Graduates taking the Institute pledge during the 13th convocation, 1976

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Convocations , Institute Events

In the photograph, V. Srinivasan (B.Tech. Mechanical Engineering), the winner of the President’s Prize, is seen leading the graduating students in the pledge. Also seen in the front row is Prof. J. B. Majhi (Department of Physics), who graduated with a Ph.D. during the year. In the front row, three students from left are wearing robes generally worn by the Ph.D. scholars that are seen to be of a lighter shade. V. Srinivasan (B.Tech. Mechanical Engineering) and another student are seen wearing robes that are worn by the undergraduate students during convocations.

During the convocations at IIT Madras, after all the prizes such as the ‘President of India prize’ and ‘Governor’s prize’ are distributed, it is then time for the students to take the pledge. Once the pledge is taken, the chief guest delivers the convocation address upon being requested by the Chairman to do so. Each year during the Convocations, the speeches delivered by the chief guests have been highly interesting, inspiring and relatable.

An identical photograph can be found in the Gourishankar Collection in Album 0210 under the ID 001/0210/IMG_0354.

Collection:

Central Photographic Section Collection

Album Name:

13th Convocation

Photograph ID:

001/0033/IMG_0997_1

Album ID:

0033

Date:

20-08-1976

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:

Convocation