The audience stands as Dr. A. L. Mudaliar escorts Sir C. V. Raman to the dais

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Institute Events , Convocations , Visiting VIPs

Seen walking on the dais from the right: Sir C. V. Raman (Indian physicist, Nobel laureate) and Dr. A.L. Mudaliar (Chairman, Board of Governors).

The convocation took place on a Saturday evening at the Institute’s Open Air Theatre. The chief guest and speaker at this event was Sir C. V. Raman, the Indian physicist, Nobel laureate and Bharat Ratna recipient. Dr. A. L. Mudaliar (Padma Bhushan, Padma Vibhushan), the Chairman of the Board of Governors, presided over the ceremony. After being presented a guard of honour by the cadets of the N.C.C, Sir C. V. Raman was received by Dr. A. L. Mudaliar, who introduced him to all the members of the Council and Senate who were present at the occasion before proceeding to don the academic robes for the ceremony. A group photo of all the graduates and dignitaries was taken. The dignitaries then proceeded to the convocation venue in a procession of two’s.

An identical photograph can be found in the Gourishankar Collection in Album 0241 under the ID: 001/0241/IMG_82

Collection:

Central Photographic Section Collection

Album Name:

Third Convocation, 1966

Photograph ID:

001/0024/IMG_0742_1

Album ID:

0024

Date:

1966-07-30

Place:

Open Air Theatre

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:

Convocation