A student approaches the dais to receive his degree

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Also seen standing to the left of the stage is Mr. R. Rajagopalan (Deputy Registrar) and Prof. A. Ramachandran (Director, IIT Madras).

The eighth convocation of IITM was held at 05:00 pm on Saturday, the 31st July, 1971 in the Open Air Theatre of the Institute. At the ceremony, Prof. A. Ramachandran (Director, IITM) conferred the degrees and diplomas on 225 candidates who attended the convocation and in absentia on 212 candidates who could not be present.

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

Eighth Convocation (Not Printed)

Photograph ID:

001/0280/IMG_0473

Album ID:

0280

Date:

31 July 1971

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