Prof. D. Venkateswarulu supplicating for the passing of Grace

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Institute Activities , Convocations , Faculty

Seen standing in the image is Prof. D. Venkateswarulu (head of the Chemical Engineering department). Seen seated on the dais from left: H. H. Shri Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar (Governor of Madras State), Dr. S. Radhakrishnan (President), Dr. A. L. Mudaliar, Dr. G. F. Duckwitz (Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany in India), Dr. Rajah Sir Muthiah Chettiar (Board of Governors), Mr Akbar Alikhan (Board of Governors), Prof. E. G. Ramachandran (HOD, Metallurgy).

At the first convocation a total of 107 students (92 B. Tech. degrees and 15 M. Sc. degrees) received their degrees. The event commenced with an invocation, and the ceremony was declared open by Dr. A. L. Mudaliar (Padma Bhushan, Padma Vibhushan), the Chairman of the Board of Governors. This was followed by the department-wise ‘passing of Grace’: The head of each department respectively supplicates ‘Doth it please you that this Grace be passed’ to the members of the Board of Governors and Senate. After each member of the board assents, the Grace is passed.

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

1st convocation Dr. Radhakrishnan Chief Guest 11 July 1964

Photograph ID:

001/0213/IMG_0264

Album ID:

0213

Date:

1964-07-11

Place:

OAT

Photographer:

C. Gourishankar (1926-2002). 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:

Convocation