Prof. G. S. Laddha and Prof. S. Rajaraman in conversation with a gentleman during the visit of Prof. P. Hilbig and Mr. H. Westphal, 1965

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This photograph was found in the album which contains pictures from the visit of Prof. P. Hilbig and Mr. H. Westphal from the Technological University, Berlin. Prof. Hilbig and Mr. Westphal took part in a series of meetings during their visit to IIT Madras and this photograph is possibly from one of the meetings.

Sitting, from left, a gentleman (yet to be identified), Prof. G. S. Laddha (Member of the Senate and Director of A. C. College of Technology) and Prof. S. Rajaraman (Member of the Board of Governors and Director of Technical Education, Kerala, second from left).

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_0160_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