The academic procession, consisting of the Senate members, wends through the Open Air Theatre, as the audience stands

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Institute Events , Convocations , Administrators

This photograph is from the fifth convocation of IIT Madras.

The dignitaries include (from left), Prof. A. Ramachandran (Director), Prof. S. Sampath (Deputy Director), Dr. K. S. G. Doss (Chemicals and Plastics India Ltd., Madras) Dr. G. S. Laddha (Director, A. C. College of Technology, Madras), a gentleman (yet to be identified) and Mr. T. R. Doss (Director of Technical Education, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad).

An identical photograph can be found in the Gourishankar Collection in Album 0306 under the ID: 001/0306/IMG_0347

Collection:

Central Photographic Section Collection

Album Name:

Fifth Convocation, 1968

Photograph ID:

001/0028/IMG_0816_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:

Open Air Theatre (OAT)