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His Excellency Baron Dietrich von Mirbach with Prof. M. V. C. Sastri, 1967

Academic Facilities , Administrators , Faculty

Baron von Mirbach visited IIT Madras a few months after the Second Indo-German agreement was signed in New Delhi. The signing of the agreement kicked off the establishment of 5 laboratories. It also made provisions to complete the 20 laboratories which were in progress. The agreement was an effort to further the development of IIT Madras through a collaboration between India and Germany. 

In the photograph, Prof. B. Sengupto (Director of IIT Madras, at the doorway), Prof. M. V. C. Sastri (Head of Chemistry Department, second from right) and Mr. Baron von Mirbach (Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany, extreme right). This photograph was probably taken in the Chemistry Laboratory.

Collection:
Central Photographic Section Collection
Photograph ID:
001/0013/IMG_0457_1
Album ID:
Event:
Visit of Baron Dietrich von Mirbach
Date:
6 January 1967
Place:
Chemistry Laboratory

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