Prof. A. Ramachandran, Mr. C. V. Sethunathan and Dr. Vikram A. Sarabhai at IIT Madras, 1968

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Convocations , Visiting VIPs , Administrators

At the time, Sarabhai was Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission of India. In the September 1968 edition of Campastimes, the interview with Dr. Sarabhai (p.5) describes how Dr. Vikram A. Sarabhai “looked like an eastern fakir contemplating the world at the end of his hookah. The long maroon-coloured sherwani and the sparkling white churridars seemed to add to his personality.” In the interview, Sarabhai talked about how science, humanities and technology must be included at the institute, stressing on the importance of the humanities.

Seen in the image, Prof. A. Ramachandran (Director, extreme left), Mr. C. V. Sethunathan (Registrar, extreme right) and Dr. Vikram A. Sarabhai (Head, Atomic Energy Commission, centre).

Collection:

Central Photographic Section Collection

Album Name:

Fifth Convocation, 1968

Photograph ID:

001/0028/IMG_0811_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