Dr. S. Bhagavantam is shown the lab facilities by Prof. S. Sampath (Deputy Director)and Prof. A. Ramachandran (Director)

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Academic Facilities , Faculty , Institute Events

The chief guest at IIT Madras’s sixth convocation was Dr. S. Bhagavantam, Scientific Advisor to the Ministry of Defence, Government of India. On the day of the event, upon reaching the campus, Dr. S. Bhagavantam was received by Prof. A. Ramachandran, Director of the Institute and Mr. C. V. Sethunathan, Registrar. After the event (possibly), the chief guest was shown around the Institute and was invited to view the labs and workshop facilities. In the image, Dr. S. Bhagavantam examines the equipment of the Heat Transfer & Thermal Power Laboratory. From left: Prof. S. Sampath (Deputy Director), Dr V. C. Venkatesh (possibly), Dr. S. Bhagvantam and Prof. A. Ramachandran (Director)

Collection:

Central Photographic Section Collection

Album Name:

Sixth Convocation, 1969

Photograph ID:

001/0019/IMG_0637_1

Album ID:

0019

Date:

2nd August, 1969

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:

Sixth Convocation