Ms. M. A. Vedavalli, Electrical Engineering (3 year B. Tech.), receives her degree from chief guest Dr. Vikram A. Sarabhai

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Vedavalli was the first woman to receive any B. Tech. degree from IIT Madras. She was enrolled in the 3 year Electrical Engineering course. B. Tech. course. In 1966, the first women students entered for the five year B. Tech. programme. Among them were Janaki Seshadri and Usha Rangan.

Collection:

Central Photographic Section Collection

Album Name:

5th Convocation

Photograph ID:

001/0028/IMG_0832_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