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The President of India meets IIT Madras faculty, 1983

Convocations , Inaugurations , Institute Events

This photograph was taken during the Institute’s 20th convocation. The event was held at the Student Activities Centre (SAC), being the first convocation to be held at the venue. Mr. Giani Zail Singh, the President of India was the chief guest for this event.

Seen in the photograph are, from left Prof. P. V. Indiresan (Director of IIT Madras), Mr. Giani Zail Singh (President of India and chief guest, second from left), Prof. G. V. N. Rayudu (Mechanical Engineering Department, extreme right), Prof. V. M. Krishna Sastry (Mechanical Engineering Department, third from right) and Prof. V. Radhakrishnan (Mechanical Engineering Department, fourth from right). The other personalities in the photograph are yet to be identified. (Identification by Prof. Ajit Kumar Kolar).

Collection:
Central Photographic Section Collection
Photograph ID:
001/0079/IMG_2533_2
Album ID:
Date:
18 September 1983
Place:
Student Activities Centre (SAC)
Event:
20th Convocation and Inauguration of Student Activities Centre

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