Dr. S. Bhagavantam (The Scientific Advisor to the Ministry of Defence) and Prof. Venugopal (Head of the Electrical Engineering Department) examining the Electrical Engineering laboratory equipment aft

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Academic Facilities , Faculty , Institute Events

Collection:

Central Photographic Section Collection

Album Name:

6th Convocation

Photograph ID:

001/0023/IMG_0730_1

Album ID:

0023

Date:

1969-08-02

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:

Convoation and Lab