Mr. R. Natarajan and Prof. B. Sengupto standing at the microphones while faculty members and distinguished guests are seated behind them, 1965

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Convocations , Institute Events , Faculty

Mr. R. Natarajan was the first Registrar of IIT Madras. He served his term from 1959 to 1965. Natarajan would complete his term in a few days after this event. Prof. B. Sengupto was the first Director of IIT Madras. He is also seen standing at a microphone.

Seated at the stage, from left, Mr. M. C. Chagla (chief guest and Union Minister for Education), Dr. A. L. Mudaliar (Chairman, Board of Governors), a gentleman (yet to be identified), Dr. Y. Nayudamma (Director, Central Leather Research Institute), Prof. P. Venkata Rao (Electrical Engineering Department), Prof. N. Klein (Humanities Department), Prof. P. C. Varghese (head of Department, Civil Engineering and Gymkhana President) and Prof. W. Lutz (Mechanical Engineering Department).

An identical photograph can be found in the Gourishankar Collection in Album 0242 under the ID: 001/0242/IMG_0017

Collection:

Central Photographic Section Collection

Album Name:

Second Convocation, 1965

Photograph ID:

001/0002/IMG_0141_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)