Lt. Col. S. Subramanyam salutes the chief guest, Dr. S. Bhagavantam

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Sixth Convocation, 1969

Institute Events , Convocations , Student Activities

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

The chief guest/speaker at IIT Madras’s sixth convocation 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 the Director and Registrar of the Institute. The chief guest was then presented a guard of honour by the cadets of the N.C.C., which he inspected along with Lt. Col. S. Subramanyam.

An identical photograph can be found in the Gourishankar Collection in Album 0269 under the ID: 001/0269/IMG_0160

Collection:

Central Photographic Section Collection

Album Name:

Sixth Convocation, 1969

Photograph ID:

001/0019/IMG_0639_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