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The dignitaries enjoying dinner

Administrators , Faculty , Institute Events

From left: Dr. Karl Pfauter, Dr. A. L. Mudaliar, Dr. Vikram A. Sarabhai and Prof. A. Ramachandran. This was the final year of Dr. Mudaliar’s tenure as Chairman of the institute. He would hand over the reins to H. V. R. Iyengar on 4th January, 1969. Dr. Mudaliar’s son, Prof A. Ramachandran was Director for a period of approximately one year and a month during Dr. Mudaliar’s tenure as Chairman. Graduands at this convocation received certificates bearing the signatures of a father and his son.

Collection:

Central Photographic Section Collection

Album Name:

5th Convocation

Photograph ID:

001/0028/IMG_0839_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