Ms. M. A. Vedavalli receives her degree from Dr. Vikram A. Sarabhai, 1968

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Vedavalli was the first woman to receive any B. Tech. degree from IIT Madras. She was enrolled in the 3 year Electrical Engineering course. B. Tech. course. In 1966, the first women students entered for the five year B. Tech. programme. Among them were Janaki Seshadri and Usha Rangan.

Prof. S. Sampath (Deputy Director, extreme right) can be seen in the photograph.

Collection:

Central Photographic Section Collection

Album Name:

Fifth Convocation, 1968

Photograph ID:

001/0028/IMG_0832_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)