Prof. K. A. V. Pandalai gives away a degree during the 13th convocation, 1976

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Convocations , Institute Events

In the photograph, a girl student can be seen receiving her B.Tech. degree from the Director during the 13th convocation in 1976. Prof. B. S. Murthy (Department of Mechanical Engineering) is also seen seated in the background. During the year, approximately 21 female students graduated from the Institute.

Apart from presenting the degrees to the students present, degrees were also given to students in absentia. The graduates were predominantly boys but as the years progressed there was an increase in the number of girl graduates. The first two girl graduates graduated in 1964 at the first convocation.

An identical photograph can be found in the Gourishankar Collection in Album 0210 under the ID 001/0210/IMG_0357.

Collection:

Central Photographic Section Collection

Album Name:

13th Convocation

Photograph ID:

001/0033/IMG_0991_1

Album ID:

0033

Date:

20-08-1976

Place:

Open Air Theatre

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