Prof. Lt. G. V. N. Rayudu receives Mr. M. C. Chagla at the second convocation, 1965

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Prof. Lt. G. V. N. Rayudu was a faculty member of the Mechanical Engineering Department. To Mr. Chagla’s left is Commodore Commodore Jimmy D. Modi (Director, Directorate of NCC Tamil Nadu in white uniform) (Identification by Cmdr. M. D. Menon).

An identical photograph can be found in the Gourishankar Collection in Album 0242 under the ID: 001/0242/IMG_0020

Collection:

Central Photographic Section Collection

Album Name:

Second Convocation, 1965

Photograph ID:

001/0002/IMG_0134_1

Album ID:

0002

Date:

3 April 1965

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:

Second Convocation