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Prof. C. Ramasastry reads out the names of graduands of Physics Department, 1967

Institute Events , Convocations

Prof. C. Ramasastry was the Head of the Physics Department at IIT Madras at the time. Heads of Departments would read out the list of graduands who would receive their degrees from the Director.

Seated, from left, Prof. G. Rouve (Department of Civil Engineering), Prof. Wolfgang Scheer (Department of Mechanical Engineering), Prof. G. Stahl (Mechanical Engineering Department), a person who is yet to be identified, Dr. W. Koch (Department of Physics), Prof. S. Sampath (Deputy Director), Dr. A. L. Mudaliar (Chairman, Board of Governors), Dr. K. S. G. Doss (Member of Board of Governors of IIT Madras and Director, Central Electro-Chemical Research Institute, Karaikudi), Prof. G. S. Laddha (Member of Board of Governors of IIT Madras and Director, Alagappa College of Technology), Prof. M. V. C. Sastri (Head of Chemistry Department), Prof. D. Venkateswarlu (Head of Chemical Engineering Department), Prof. S. D. Nigam (Head of Mathematics Department), Prof. D. V. Reddi (Head of Applied Mechanics Department), Mr. S. S. Mani (Workshop Superintendent) and Mr. C. V. Sethunathan (Registrar).

Collection:
Gourishankar Collection
Photograph ID:
001/0230/IMG_0575
Album ID:
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:
Fourth Convocation
Place:
Open Air Theatre (OAT)
Date:
22 July 1967

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