One of the meetings during the visit of Prof. Hilbig and Mr. Westphal, 1965

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Administrators , Faculty , Institute Events

This photograph was taken during the visit of Prof. Hilbig and Mr. Westphal from the Technical University of Berlin. There were a series of meetings spread over a few days in which the two gentlemen met with the administrators and faculty of IIT Madras.

Sitting, from left, Prof. R. J. H. Bisanz (Chemical Engineering Department), Prof. S. Rajaraman (Member of the Board of Governors and Director of Technical Education, Kerala, second from left), Prof. W. Koch (Department of Physics, third from left), a gentleman (yet to be identified), Dr. P. Hilbig (Vice-Rector, Technical University, Berlin), Prof. B. Sengupto (Director of IIT Madras), Mr. H. Westphal (Director, Academic Foreign Relations Office, Technical University, Berlin), a gentleman (yet to be identified) and Prof. R. G. Narayanamurthi (Mechanical Engineering Department).

Collection:

Central Photographic Section Collection

Album Name:

Album 0004: Visit of Prof. Dr. P. Hilbig, and Mr. Westphal, Technical University, Berlin, and Inauguration of NCC building, 1965

Photograph ID:

001/0004/IMG_0162_1

Album ID:

0004

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:

Visit of Prof. Hilbig and Mr. Westphal

Date:

8-11 December 1965