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

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Convocations , Institute Events

In the photograph, Prof. K. A. V. Pandalai (Director of IIT Madras) is seen giving away a B. Tech. degree to a student, while several faculty members (Heads of Departments) are seen seated in the background on the dais. During the year, approximately 21 female students graduated from the Institute.

Prof. K. A. V. Pandalai was the third Director of IIT Madras. Prof. Pandalai did his early education in Kerala, after which he got a B.Sc. degree in Mathematics and Physics from Loyola College, Madras University, in 1947. He obtained his Master’s Degree in Aeronautical Engineering in 1950, and his doctorate in the same area in 1955, from the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, New York. In 1967, he was invited to set up the Department of Aeronautical Engineering at IIT Madras. During his tenure as the Director, six Research Centres were established in the Institute.

An identical photograph can be found in the Gourishankar Collection in Album 0210 under the ID 001/0210/IMG_0358.

Collection:

Central Photographic Section Collection

Album Name:

13th Convocation

Photograph ID:

001/0033/IMG_0993_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