Chief guest Dr. Vikram A. Sarabhai delivers the convocation address

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The dignitaries seated are internal members of the Senate (from left): Dr. P. V. Venkata Rao, Prof. V. G. K. Murthi (seated behind Dr. E. G. Ramachandran), Dr. E. G. Ramachandran, Dr. M. V. C. Sastri, Mr. S. S. Mani (behind M. V. C. Sastri), Dr. S. D. Nigam, dignitary (yet to be identified), Prof. R. K. Gupta and Prof. C. Ramasastry. Dr. Vikram A. Sarabhai is seen delivering the convocation address. In his speech, he talked about technology, politics, development and education. He included that “We have, I believe, to create a social system and a pattern of development which is based not on monolithic organizations operating impersonally at an all-India level or even at the level of the states, but in units, where the feed-back loop has a high fidelity for communication and a quick response.”

Collection:

Central Photographic Section Collection

Album Name:

5th Convocation

Photograph ID:

001/0028/IMG_0836_1

Album ID:

0028

Date:

1968-08-01

Place:

Open Air Theatre (OAT)

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