Mr. G. Raghavan receives the President’s Prize for the year 1968 from Dr. Vikram A. Sarabhai, 1968

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Fifth Convocation, 1968

Institute Events , Convocations , Students

Mr. Raghavan (3 year B. Tech., Mechanical Engineering) received the President’s Prize in 1968. Dr. Vikram A. Sarabhai was the chief guest for the fifth convocation of IIT Madras. He was the Head of the Atomic Energy Commission when he visited the Institute.

The President’s Prize was given to a student of the B. Tech. degree course with the best academic record.

An identical photograph can be found in the Gourishankar Collection in Album 0306 under the ID: 001/0306/IMG_0361

Collection:

Central Photographic Section Collection

Album Name:

Fifth Convocation, 1968

Photograph ID:

001/0028/IMG_0826_1

Album ID:

0028

Date:

1 August 1968

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:

Fifth Convocation

Place:

Open Air Theatre (OAT)