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Mr. Russi Mody giving away award at the 26th Convocation, 1989

Institute Events , Convocations

This photograph was taken at the 26th convocation of IIT Madras which was held on 8 August 1989. In this photograph, the chief guest for the ceremony, Mr. Russi Mody (Chairman and Managing Director, Tata Iron and Steel Co. Ltd. - now known as Tata Steel Limited) presents a special prize to a student.

The Annual Report of 1989-90 states that 244 B.Tech., 328 M.Tech., 51 M.Sc., 54 M.S., and 81 Ph.D. degrees were awarded during this Convocation which pushed the total number of degrees awarded to 13887 that year.

Collection:
Central Photographic Section Collection
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Photograph ID:
001/0076/IMG_2435_1
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Place:
Student Activities Centre (SAC)
Event:
Convocation
Date:
8 August 1989

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