Mr. H. V. R. Iengar addresses the gathering at the sixth convocation ceremony

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Seen standing at the dais is Mr. H. V. R. Iengar (Chairman, Board of Governors).

The sixth convocation of IIT Madras was held on 2nd August, 1969. The convocation took place at the Institute’s Open Air Theatre. Mr. H. V. R. Iengar (Padma Vibhushan), the Chairman of the Board of Governors presided over the ceremony. Haravu Venkatanarasingha Verada Raj ‘H. V. R.’ Iengar (1902-1978) CIE, ICS was the sixth Governor of the Reserve bank of India. He studied at Central College, Bangalore (1919) and became a member of the Indian Civil Service. He entered service on 20th October, 1926. He served as Chairman of State Bank of India and then went on to become Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (1957-1962). During his term, he facilitated a number of changes to the Indian Coinage System. He ensured that India shifted to decimal coinage and he also initiated the consolidation of the banking system. During his tenure, India became one of the first countries to follow the system of Deposit Insurance. Additionally, he introduced concepts such as variable cash reserve ratio and selective credit controls for the first time in the country H. V. R. Iengar the Padma Vibhushan, India’s second highest civilian honour, in 1962. Later, he served as Chairman of the Board of Governors, IIT Madras, from 1969 to 1972. In the image: Mr. H. V. R. Iengar declares the convocation open.

An identical photograph can be found in the Central Photographic Section Collection and the Gourishankar Collection in Album 0055 and 0269 under the ID: 001/0023/IMG_0722_1 and 001/0269/IMG_0195

Collection:

Central Photographic Section Collection

Album Name:

6th Convocation

Photograph ID:

001/0055/IMG_1669_1

Album ID:

0055

Date:

1969-08-02

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