Dignitaries having refreshments, possibly at the Institute Guest House, now known as ‘Bose-Einstein Guest House’

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Administrators , Faculty , Institute Events

From left (table behind, facing camera): Dr. E. Hohmann, internal member of the Senate, Dr. R. J. H. Bisanz, internal member of the Senate and Dr. K. A. V. Pandalai, internal member of the Senate. In front of Dr. Bisanz, on the same table (face turned left), is Dr. G. S. Laddha, Director, A. C. College of Technology, Madras. On the table near the camera (facing camera) is dignitary (yet to be identified), Prof. S. Sampath, Department of Electrical Engineering, Mr. C. V. Sethunathan, Registrar and Security Officer Mr. T. N. Venkataraman in his white uniform (with hand on chin, looking down).

Collection:

Central Photographic Section Collection

Album Name:

5th Convocation

Photograph ID:

001/0028/IMG_0840_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