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Mrs. Indira Gandhi delivers the convocation address

Faculty , Institute Events , Visiting VIPs

Seen standing in the image is Mrs. Indira Gandhi (Prime Minister of India). Also seen seated on the dais from the left is Prof. K. A. V. Pandalai (Director, IITM), Prof. K. T. Chandy (Chairman, Board of Governors), Mr. K. K. Sha (Governor of Tamil Nadu) and Mr. C. Subramaniam (Union Minister).


The eleventh convocation of IIT Madras took place on the 9th of September, 1974. The chief speaker was Mrs. Indira Gandhi, the Prime Minister of India. The convocation commenced at 04:00 pm that day and a large audience was present to witness the event.


Identical photographs can be found in the Central Photographic Section Collection and Gourishankar Collection in Albums 0032 and 0232 under the ID: 001/0032/IMG_0970_1 and 001/0232/IMG_0634
 

Collection:
Central Photographic Section Collection
Album Name:
Photograph ID:
001/0031/IMG_0938_1
Album ID:
Date:
1974-09-09
Place:
KV Ground
Event:
Convocation

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