Mr. M. Dilip Bhandarkar receiving Special Merit Prize from Dr. Vikram A. Sarabhai, 1968

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Institute Events , Convocations , Students

Dr. Vikram A. Sarabhai was the chief guest at this convocation. It was IIT Madras’ fifth convocation. Dr. Sarabhai was Head of the Atomic Energy Commission at the time.

The Special Merit Prize was handed to the student of the B. Tech degree course with the best academic record. Dilip Bhandarkar (5-year B. Tech., Metallurgy) went on to the University of California, Berkeley, where he obtained a master’s degree and a doctorate. He works (as of December 2020) as Testing Manager and Senior Materials Engineer at Anamet. He also held high positions at Seagate Technology and Western Digital Technologies.

An identical photograph can be found in the Gourishankar Collection in Album 0306 under the ID: 001/0306/IMG_0356

Collection:

Central Photographic Section Collection

Album Name:

Fifth Convocation, 1968

Photograph ID:

001/0028/IMG_0828_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)