Invocation at the fourth convocation of IIT Madras, 1967

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Convocations , Institute Events , Faculty

From left, second from left, Prof. Gerhard Rouve (Civil Engineering Department), Prof. Wolfgang Scheer (Mechanical Engineering Department), Prof. G. Stahl (Mechanical Engineering Department), a person (yet to be identified), Prof. W. Koch (Department of Physics), Prof. S. Sampath (Deputy Director), Prof. B. Sengupto (Director), Dr. A. L. Mudaliar (Chairman, Board of Governors),Prof. K. S. G. Doss (Member of Board of Governors of IIT Madras and Director, Central Electro-Chemical Research Institute, Karaikudi), Prof. P. C. Varghese (Head of Civil Engineering Department), Prof. G. S. Laddha (Member of Board of Governors of IIT Madras and Director, Alagappa College of Technology), Prof. R. G. Narayanamurthi (Head of Mechanical Engineering Department), Prof. P. Venkata Rao (Head of Electrical Engineering Department), Prof. E. G. Ramachandran (Head of Metallurgy Department), Prof. M. V. C. Sastri (Head of Chemistry Department), Prof. D. Venkateswarlu (Head of Chemical Engineering Department), Prof. C. Ramasastry (Head of Physics Department), Mr. S. S. Mani (Workshop Superintendent) and Mr. C. V. Sethunathan (Registrar).

Collection:

Central Photographic Section Collection

Album Name:

Fourth Convocation, 1967

Photograph ID:

001/0006/IMG_0237_1

Album ID:

0006

Date:

22 July 1967

Place:

Open Air Theatre (OAT)

Photographer:

C. Gourishankar (1936-2002). 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:

Fourth Convocation