Dr. A. L. Mudaliar, Chairman, Board of Governors, addresses the audience

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Administrators , Faculty , Institute Events

On the dais (from left), Dr. G. S. Laddha, Director, A. C. College of Technology, Madras, Dr. K. S. G. Doss, Chemicals and Plastics India Ltd. Madras, Prof. S. Sampath, Department of Electrical Engineering, Prof. A. Ramachandran, Director, chief guest Dr. Vikram A. Sarabhai, dignitary (yet to be identified), dignitary (yet to be identified), Dr. A. L. Mudaliar (standing), Chairman, Board of Governors, Dr. E. G. Ramachandran, member of Senate, Dr. M. V. C. Sastri, member of Senate and Dr. S. D. Nigam, member of Senate. The rest of the dignitaries are yet to be identified. The Chairman, in a brief speech, paid a tribute to the outstanding contributions made by Dr. Sarabhai to the country’s scientific and technological progress, and requested him to address the graduates.

Collection:

Central Photographic Section Collection

Album Name:

5th Convocation

Photograph ID:

001/0028/IMG_0835_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