Prepared and ready — A photograph of a banner pointing out that the 20th Convocation was a part of the Silver Jubilee Year in 1983

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Institute Events , Convocations

This photograph was taken on the day of the 20th Convocation in 1983. According to the Annual Report of 1983, the Silver Jubilee Convocation was held on 18 September 1983 which was addressed by the President of India, Mr. Giani Zail Singh and was also attended by the Minister for Education and Culture, Government of India, Mrs. Sheila Kaul. Chairman of the Board of Governors of IIT Bombay Dr. Raja Ramanna was awarded the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa). According to the Annual Report, 216 were awarded the B.Tech., 178 the M.Tech., 52 the M.Sc., 60 the M.S. and 72 the Ph.D. degree of the Institute on the 20th Convocation Day in 1983.

Collection:

N S Vinodh Collection

Album Name:

Convocation 1983

Photograph ID:

001/0409/0003

Album ID:

0409

Photographer:

N. S. Vinodh, 57, had his early education in Bangalore, and thereafter obtained his B.Tech. in Civil engineering from IIT, Madras in 1986. He was an avid photography enthusiast and in his third year was the Secretary of the Photography Club. He then did his MBA from IIM, Lucknow, and spent the next 25 years in the corporate world holding senior positions in the field of Corporate Real Estate with leading multi-national financial services companies such as ANZ Grindlays Bank, HSBC, and Fidelity Investments. Vinodh continued with his hobby of photography and combined it with his love of travel and wildlife. He opted for early retirement to start his own real estate company in Bangalore as well as pursue his interests in traveling, history and writing. He is the author of “A Forgotten Ambassador in Cairo – The Life and Times of Syud Hossain”, a book published recently. He is married to Sheela and they have two sons, Nikhil and Ashvin, both based in the United States.

Event:

20th Convocation and Inauguration of Student Activities Centre (SAC)