The Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany in the Electrical Shop at IIT Madras, 1967
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His Excellency Baron Dietrich von Mirbach (Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany) 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. F. W. Lohr (Mechanical Engineering Department, yet to be confirmed, second from left), Mr. C. V. Sethunathan (Registrar, third from left), Mr. Baron von Mirbach (Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany, fourth from left) and Mr. Heinz Sohre (Electrical Workshop Expert). The other gentleman in the photograph is yet to be identified.
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