Mr. M. C. Chagla meeting some of the eminent guests and faculty at the second convocation of IIT Madras, 1965

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Convocations , Institute Events , Faculty

From left, Dr. A. L. Mudaliar (Chairman, Board of Governors), Dr. Rajah Sir Muthiah Chettiar (Pro-Chancellor, Annamalai University), Mr. M. C. Chagla (chief guest and Union Minister for Education), Mr. C. V. Sethunathan (Registrar-to-be), Mr. Rajagopalan (Deputy Registrar).

Mrs. Shanti Sengupto (wife of Director Sengupto) is at the extreme right and Commodore Jimmy D. Modi (Director, Directorate of NCC Tamil Nadu) is seen in a white uniform (third from right). (Identification of Mr. Modi by Cmdr. M. D. Menon).

An identical photograph can be found in the Gourishankar Collection in Album 0242 under the ID: 001/0242/IMG_0783

Collection:

Central Photographic Section Collection

Album Name:

Second Convocation, 1965

Photograph ID:

001/0002/IMG_0147_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)