The academic procession in progress at the 13th convocation, 1976

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Convocations , Institute Events

In the photograph, Mr. C. V. Sethunathan (Registrar) can be seen leading the academic procession consisting of faculty members and administrators of the Institute and the chief guest. Prof. M. V. Krishnamurthy (Department of Mechanical Engineering), Prof. K. Balaraman (Department of Aerospace Engineering) and Prof. C. V. Seshadri (Department of Electrical Engineering) can be seen among other faculty members who are a part of the procession. A band that plays the procession tune is also seen in the background.

The distinguished guests get ready to enter the hall as the Academic Procession once the photograph is taken. The academic procession is a formation of two rows led by the Registrar. The procession tune played was ‘Auld Lang Syne’. The Director and the chief guest are the last two to enter the convocation hall (OAT). As the chief guest enters the hall, the first six bars of the National Anthem are played. These bars were played by the IAF band during the first convocation and by the police band at the convocations that came later.

An identical photograph can be found in the Gourishankar Collection in Album 0210 under the ID 001/0210/IMG_0347.

Collection:

Central Photographic Section Collection

Album Name:

13th Convocation

Photograph ID:

001/0033/IMG_0978_1

Album ID:

0033

Date:

20-08-1976

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