Dr. A. L. Mudaliar, Chairman, Board of Governors, Mr. C. V. Sethunathan, Registrar, and chief guest Dr. Vikram A. Sarabhai ascending the stage.

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From left: Prof. R. G. Narayanamurthi, Prof. R. J. H. Bisanz (Chemical Engineering), Prof. T. R. Doss (Director of Technical Education, Hyderabad), Prof. P. M. Reddy, Prof. M. V. C. Sastri (Head of Department, Chemistry) and Prof. C. Ramasastry (Head of Department, Physics).

Collection:

Central Photographic Section Collection

Album Name:

5th Convocation

Photograph ID:

001/0028/IMG_0817_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