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Also seen seated on the dais behind Prof. M. G. K. Menon, F. R. S. (Director, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bombay and Chairman, Electronics Commission, Govt. of India) from the right: Prof. E. G. Ramachandran (Metallurgical Engineering department), Prof. R. G. Narayanamurthy (Mechanical Engineering department), an individual who is yet to be identified, Mr. H. V. R. Iengar (Chairman, Board of Governors) and Prof. A. Ramachandran (Director, IITM).   A total of 21 students were awarded prizes at the eighth convocation of the Institute that was held on 31st July, 1971. The…

Seen in the image, fourth from the right is Prof. Balaram (Aerospace Engineering).   The eighth convocation of IITM took place on July 31, 1971. The event began at 05:00 pm that Saturday and the chief guest and speaker for the event was Prof. M. G. K. Menon (Director, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bombay and Chairman, Electronics Commission, Govt. of India). Mr. H. V. R. Iengar (Chairman, Board of Governors) presided over the event. The majority of the event consisted of the conferment of degrees and awards which was followed by the chief guest’s convocation address.…

Seen to the right of  Mr. H.V.R. Iengar (Chairman, Board of Governors) is: Prof. M. G. K. Menon (Director, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bombay and Chairman, Electronics Commission, Govt. of India), an individual who is yet to be identified, Prof. R. G. Narayanamurthy(Mechanical Engineering department), Prof. E. G. Ramachandran(Metallurgical Engineering department) and Prof. M. V. C. Sastry(Chemistry department). Seen to the left of the Chairman is: an individual who are yet to be identified, Prof. N. Rajagopalan (Civil Engineering department) and Prof. D.  Venkateswarlu(…

Seen to the right of Mr. H. V. R. Iengar (Chairman, Board of Governors) is: Prof. M. G. K. Menon (Director, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bombay and Chairman, Electronics Commission, Govt. of India), an individual who is yet to be identified, Prof. R. G. Narayanamurthy(Mechanical Engineering department) and Prof. E. G. Ramachandran(Metallurgical Engineering department). Seen to the left of the Chairman is: Prof. S. Sampath (Deputy Director), two individuals who are yet to be identified, Prof. N. Rajagopalan (Civil Engineering department) and Prof. D. Venkateswarlu (Chemical…

Seen in the academic procession: R1 – Mr. C. V. Sethunathan (Registrar), R2 (L to R) - Mr. Nazir Ahmed (Librarian) and Prof. V. Anantharaman (Humanities and Social Sciences department), R3 – Mr. S. S. Mani (Workshop Superintendent) and Prof. B. V. A. Rao (Applied Mechanics department), R4 – Prof. R. S. Alwar (Applied Mechanics department), R5 – Prof. N. V. C. Swamy (Applied Mechanics department). Also seen in the image behind the academic procession are the graduating students in their convocation robes.   The eighth convocation of IITM took place on July 31, 1971. The event began at…

Also seen standing in the image to the left is Mr. R. Rajagopalan (Deputy Registrar). The eighth convocation of IITM was held at 05:00 pm on Saturday, the 31st July, 1971 in the Open Air Theatre of the Institute. At the ceremony, Prof. A. Ramachandran (Director, IITM) conferred the degrees and diplomas on 225 candidates who attended the convocation and in absentia on 212 candidates who could not be present.   

Also seen seated on the dais behind Prof. M. G. K. Menon (Director, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bombay and Chairman, Electronics Commission, Govt. of India), from the right: Prof. E. G. Ramachandran (Metallurgical Engineering department), Prof. R. G. Narayanamurthy (Mechanical Engineering department), an individual who is yet to be identified, Mr. H. V. R. Iengar (Chairman, Board of Governors) and Prof. A. Ramachandran (Director, IITM). Also seen standing behind the chief guest is Mr. R. Rajagopalan (Deputy Registrar). A total of 21 students were awarded prizes at the eighth…

The eighth convocation of IITM took place on July 31, 1971. The event began at 05:00 pm that Saturday and the chief guest and speaker for the event was Prof. M. G. K. Menon (Director, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bombay and Chairman, Electronics Commission, Govt. of India). Mr. H. V. R. Iengar (Chairman, Board of Governors) presided over the event. The majority of the event consisted of the conferment of degrees and awards which was followed by the chief guest’s convocation address.

Mambillikalathil Govind Kumar Menon F.R.S. (Director, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bombay and Chairman, Electronics Commission, Govt. of India) was an Indian physicist and policy maker. He played a prominent role in the development of science and technology in India. One of his important contributions was developing the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai. He undertook experiments with cosmic rays to explore the properties of fundamental particles. He was actively involved in setting up balloon flight experiments and underground experiments with cosmic ray neutrinos in…

Also seen standing in the image to the left is Mr. R. Rajagopalan (Deputy Registrar). The eighth convocation of IITM was held at 05:00 pm on Saturday, the 31st July, 1971 in the Open Air Theatre of the Institute. At the ceremony, Prof. A. Ramachandran (Director, IITM) conferred the degrees and diplomas on 225 candidates who attended the convocation and in absentia on 212 candidates who could not be present.  

Also seen standing in the image to the left is Mr. R. Rajagopalan (Deputy Registrar). The eighth convocation of IITM was held at 05:00 pm on Saturday, the 31st July, 1971 in the Open Air Theatre of the Institute. At the ceremony, Prof. A. Ramachandran (Director, IITM) conferred the degrees and diplomas on 225 candidates who attended the convocation and in absentia on 212 candidates who could not be present.  

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Ms. H. Sudha (near the microphone), won a Merit Prize from the Department of Mathematics during this convocation for her excellent academic record.

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