Refreshments being served possibly at the Institute Guest House, now known as ‘Bose-Einstein Guest House’, 1968

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Convocations , Administrators , Faculty

From left (table behind, facing camera), Prof. E. Hohmann (Chemical Engineering Department), Prof. R. J. H. Bisanz (Chemical Engineering Department) and Prof. K. A. V. Pandalai, (Head of Aeronautical Engineering Department). In front of Prof. Bisanz, on the same table (face turned left), is Prof. G. S. Laddha (Director, A. C. College of Technology, Madras). On the table near the camera (facing camera) is a gentleman who is yet to be identified, Prof. S. Sampath (Electrical Engineering Department), Mr. C. V. Sethunathan (Registrar) and Mr. T. N. Venkataraman (Chief Security Officer) in his white uniform (with hand on chin, looking down).

An identical photograph can be found in the Gourishankar Collection in Album 0306 under the ID: 001/0306/IMG_0366

Collection:

Central Photographic Section Collection

Album Name:

Fifth Convocation, 1968

Photograph ID:

001/0028/IMG_0840_1

Album ID:

0028

Date:

1 August 1968

Photographer:

C. Gourishankar (1936-2002). 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:

Fifth Convocation

Place:

Possibly Institute Guest House