A section of the audience at the third convocation, at the Open Air Theatre

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The third convocation of IIT Madras was held on the 30th July, 1966. The convocation took place on a Saturday evening at the Institute’s Open Air Theatre. A total of 305 students received their degrees at the event. Dr. A. L. Mudaliar (Padma Bhushan, Padma Vibhushan), the chairman of the Board of Governors presided over the ceremony. The chief guest and speaker at this event was Sir C. V. Raman, the Indian physicist, Nobel laureate and Bharat Ratna recipient.

Collection:

Central Photographic Section Collection

Album Name:

Third Convocation, 1966

Photograph ID:

001/0024/IMG_0745_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