Prof. A. Ramachandran, Dr. V. V. Giri and Dr. Y. Nayadumma approach the dais
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The three individuals approaching the dais are Prof. A. Ramachandran (Director, IITM), the chief guest, Dr. V. V. Giri (President of India) and the acting Chairman, Board of Governors, Dr. Y. Nayadumma (Director, CLRI). Also seen standing on the dais from the left: Prof. M. V. C. Sastri (HOD Chemistry department), Prof. P. C. Varghese (HOD Civil Engineering department), Prof. D. Venkateswarlu (HOD Chemical Engineering department), Prof. R. K. Gupta (HOD Humanities and Social Sciences department), Prof. S. D. Nigam (HOD Mathematics department), Prof. D. V. Reddy (HOD Applied Mechanics department), Prof Ramasastry (HOD Physics department).
The seventh convocation of IITM was held on a Saturday evening at 5:00 pm, the 29th of August, 1970. Dr. Y. Nayudamma, representing the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Institute (Mr. H. V. R. Iengar), presided over the ceremony. The chief guest for the event was Dr. V. V. Giri. A German delegate, Mr. Gunter Diehl (Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany in India) also attended the event.
An identical photograph can be found in the Gourishankar Collection in Album 0279 under the ID: 001/0279/IMG_0443
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