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.

According to the article ‘Tu Berlin And IIT’ by DJN published in Campastimes, Prof. Dr. P. Hilbig (Vice-Rector, Technical University, Berlin) and Mr. H. Westphal (Director, Academic Foreign Relations Office, Technical University, Berlin) visited all the departments and met with the Director in order to get an idea about the Institute and the ways in which Technical University, Berlin could help IIT Madras under the Second Indo-German Agreement. DJN notes in ‘Tu Berlin And IIT’ that Prof. Hilbig had said “Knowing the availabilities there and the needs here, we now know what can be done”. They had decided that it would not be possible to send senior German faculty for long periods of time to IIT Madras, but only on a short term basis for two or three months to deliver lectures and conduct seminars and group discussions.

Sitting, from left, Prof. Dr. P. Hilbig (Vice-Rector, Technical University, Berlin, second from left), Prof. B. Sengupto (Director of IIT Madras, third from left) and Prof. W. Koch (Physics Department). The other persons in the photograph are yet to be identified.

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_0168_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