Mr. M. C. Chagla delivers the convocation address, 1965

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Convocations , Institute Events , Faculty

In his address at the second convocation of IIT Madras, Mr. Chagla (chief guest and Union Minister for Education) spoke about the need for a large body of teachers in engineering and technology. He encouraged graduates to enter the field of teaching. He identified several issues that needed to be dealt with on a national level such as the need to use technology for production on a larger scale to counter the problem of scarcity and dependence on other countries. He said that the convocation was "one of the most imposing convocations I have ever addressed".

Seated to Mr. Chagla’s left hand side is Dr. A. L. Mudaliar (Chairman, Board of Governors), Dr. Rajah Sir Muthiah Chettiar (Pro-Chancellor, Annamalai University), Mr. Akbar Alikhan (Member of Parliament, Andhra Pradesh), Dr. Y. Nayudamma (Director, Central Leather Research Institute) and Mr. A. A. Rahim (M.L.A.). They were all members of the Board of Governors of IIT Madras.

An identical photograph can be found in the Gourishankar Collection in Album 0242 under the ID: 001/0242/IMG_0778

Collection:

Central Photographic Section Collection

Album Name:

Second Convocation, 1965

Photograph ID:

001/0002/IMG_0145_1

Album ID:

0002

Date:

3 April 1965

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:

Second Convocation

Place:

Open Air Theatre (OAT)