Prof. A. Ramachandran, Director, presenting the degree certificate to a Ph.D. candidate

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Ph.D. candidates had a different set of robes from that of the undergraduate and postgraduate graduands. Although it is difficult to gauge the exact colour from the black and white photographs, we can come to a conclusion that the robes worn by the Ph.D. scholars were of a lighter shade.

Collection:

Central Photographic Section Collection

Album Name:

5th Convocation

Photograph ID:

001/0028/IMG_0818_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