Mr. M. C. Chagla is received by Mr. R. Natarajan, 1965

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Convocations , Institute Events , Administrators

In the photograph, Mr. Chagla (chief guest and Union Minister for Education, left) is received by the Registrar of IIT Madras, Mr. R. Natarajan.

This was Mr. Chagla's first ever visit to IIT Madras, as Dr. Mudaliar (Chairman, Board of Governors) mentioned in his welcome speech at the event. Mr. Chagla praised the staff and students for the well organised convocation ceremony.

The car in the picture appears to be a Plymouth of the 1950s. Plymouth cars were produced and distributed by the Chrysler Corporation in the United States. They ran from 1928 up until 2001, after which the production was discontinued.

An identical photograph can be found in the Gourishankar Collection in Album 0242 under the ID: 001/0242/IMG_0011

Collection:

Central Photographic Section Collection

Album Name:

Second Convocation, 1965

Photograph ID:

001/0002/IMG_0132_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