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This photograph was taken during the Institute’s 20th convocation at the Student Activities Centre (SAC). Prof. P. V. Indiresan (right) was the Director of the Institute at the time.  The Institute held Quality Improvement Programmes (QIPs) and other courses for older students (typically those employed as faculty members in colleges) and it is possible that the person on the left (wearing robes) receiving the certificate was enrolled in one of these courses.

Mr. Giani Zail Singh (President of India) was the chief guest for the 20th convocation day of IIT Madras in 1983. He inaugurated the newly built Student Activities Centre (SAC) on the same day. The convocation was the first one to have taken place inside the SAC building. 

This photograph was taken during the Institute’s 20th convocation. The academic procession is a formation of two rows headed by the Registrar. The Director and the chief guest are the last two to enter the convocation hall. As the chief guest enters the hall, the first six bars of the national anthem are played.  Seen in the photograph are in convocation robes, from left, Dr. H. V. Hande (Minister of Health), Mrs. Sheila Kaul (Union Minister for Education and Culture), Prof. P. V. Indiresan (Director of IIT Madras), Mr. A. Sivasailam (Chairman, Board of Governors) and Mr. Giani Zail…

This photograph was taken during the Institute’s 20th convocation day. The event took place at the newly constructed Student Activities Centre (SAC). It was the first convocation to be held at this venue. The chief guest for the event was Mr. Giani Zail Singh, the seventh President of India. Seen in the photograph, from right, Dr. H. V. Hande (Minister of Health), Mrs. Sheila Kaul (Union Minister for Education and Culture), Mr. Giani Zail Singh (President of India and chief guest) and Mr. A. Sivasailam (Chairman, Board of Governors of IIT Madras).

The photograph was taken during the 20th convocation in the newly built Student Activities Centre (SAC). Mr. Giani Zail Singh was the seventh President of India. He served his term from 1982 to 1987. Seen in the photograph are, Mr. Giani Zail Singh (President of India and chief guest, right), Prof. Surjit Singh (Chemistry Department, wearing a red turban) and Dr. H. V. Hande (Minister of Health, in black shirt).

This photograph was taken during IIT Madras’ 20th convocation. The convocation was a special one in the sense that it was the first to be held at the newly constructed Student Activities Centre (SAC).  Seen in the photograph are, Mrs. Jaya Indiresan (wife of Director of IIT Madras, left) , Mrs. Indira Sivasailam (wife of Chairman, Board of Governors of IIT Madras, next to Mrs. Indiresan), Mr. Giani Zail Singh (President of India and chief guest, centre), Mrs. Sheila Kaul (Union Minister for Education and Culture, to Mr. Singh’s left hand side) and the gentleman behind Mrs. Kaul (…

This photograph was taken on the 20th convocation at IIT Madras. Mr. Giani Zail Singh (President of India and chief guest, right) appears to be reading something from a document, although it is not clear what the contents of the document are. To the extreme left is Mr. A. Sivasailam (Chairman, Board of Governors of IIT Madras).

This photograph was taken during IIT Madras’ 20th convocation. The event was held at the Student Activities Centre (SAC) which was inaugurated the same day. This was the first convocation, and possibly event to have taken place at SAC. Mr. Giani Zail Singh was the chief guest for this function. Seen in the photograph are, from left Prof. P. V. Indiresan (Director of IIT Madras), Mr. Giani Zail Singh (President of India, second from left), Dr. Nazir Ahmad (Librarian, second from left) and Prof. P. Sankaran (Electrical Engineering Department, extreme right).

This photograph was taken during IIT Madras’ 20th convocation at the Student Activities Centre (SAC).  In the first row, from left, Dr. Raja Ramanna (Chairman, Board of Governors of IIT Bombay), Mr. A. Sivasailam (Chairman, Board of Governors of IIT Madras), Mr. Giani Zail Singh (President of India and chief guest), Mrs. Sheila Kaul (Union Minister for Education and Culture), Dr. H. V. Hande (Minister of Health) and Prof. P. V. Indiresan (Director of IIT Madras).

This photograph was taken during IIT Madras’ 20th convocation. During this year, IIT Madras completed 25 years of establishment. It was the SIlver Jubilee Year of the Institute.  Seen in the photograph are, Prof. P. V. Indiresan (Director of IIT Madras, extreme left), Mr. A. Sivasailam (Chairman, Board of Governors of IIT Madras, partially covered behind Prof. Indiresan), Dr. H .V. Hande (Minister of Health, behind President Singh), Mr. Giani Zail Singh (President of India and chief guest, fourth from left), Prof. Surjit Singh (Chemistry Department, extreme right) and Prof. Sankaran…

This photograph was taken during IIT Madras’ 20th convocation. The event was held at the newly constructed Student Activities Centre (SAC). Dr. Ramanna was an Indian physicist, who was known for his role in India’s nuclear program in 1964. The nuclear program was in its early stages at the time. It is mentioned in the Annual Report of the year 1983-1984 that Dr. Raja Ramanna was awarded the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa) during the 20th convocation.    Also seen in the photograph are from right, seated in the first row, Dr. H. V. Hande (Minister of Health…

A pledge was taken by graduands during the convocation. The sign board towards the left side of the photograph indicates that the front section of the audience was reserved for prize winners. The Annual Report of IIT Madras, 1983-84, has recorded the various prizes that were awarded during the 20th convocation.

This photograph was taken during the 20th convocation in IIT Madras. Mr. Giani Zail Singh was the chief guest for the event.  Seen in the photograph are Mr. Giani Zail Singh (President of India, wearing white turban in centre of photograph) and Mrs. Sheila Kaul (Union Minister for Education and Culture). Mr. Singh was the chief guest for the event.

This photograph shows Mr. Singh interacting with some of the faculty of IIT Madras. Mr. Giani Zail Singh (President of India) was the chief guest for the Institute’s 20th convocation. The event was held at the Student Activities Centre (SAC) which was a new building at the time.  Seen in the photograph are, Mr. A. Sivasailam (Chairman, Board of Governors, extreme left), Mr. Giani Zail Singh (President of India and chief guest, second from left) and Prof. R. Natarajan (Mechanical Engineering Department, second from right). The other personalities in the photograph are yet to be…

This photograph was taken during IIT Madras’ 20th convocation. Mrs. Sheila Kaul (Union Minister for Education and Culture) presents the degree to the student. According to the Annual Report of IIT Madras, 1983-84, a total of 580 students received their degrees during the 20th Convocation, pushing the total number of degrees awarded by the Institute to 9537. In the year 1983, 216 students were awarded the B.Tech., 178 the M.Tech., 52 the M.Sc., 60 the M.S. and 72 the Ph.D. degree of the Institute. The B.Tech. robes were maroon, while the others were an off-white hue.    Seen in…