German guests enjoying tender coconut water, 1963

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Visiting VIPs

This photograph was taken during Mr. Walter Scheel’s visit to IIT Madras. Mr. Scheel was the Minister of Economic Cooperation of the Federal Republic of Germany.

The photograph was taken at the Bose-Einstein Guest House. This assumption has been made on the basis that the pattern of the window grills in the photograph match with the window grills at the Bose-Einstein Guest House today (2022).

It is likely that the distinguished guests were welcomed at the guest house as soon as they arrived on campus. The guest house was a new facility on campus which was completed in the 1962-1963 academic year.

The persons in the photograph are yet to be identified. If you know the identities of the individuals, please reach out to us.

An identical photograph can be found in Album 0270 of the Gourishankar Collection under the ID: 001/0270/IMG_0740

Collection:

Central Photographic Section Collection

Album Name:

Visit of Mr. Walter Scheel, 1963 and Miscellaneous Photographs

Photograph ID:

001/0178/0007_1

Album ID:

0178

Place:

Bose-Einstein Guest House

Date:

4 December 1963

Event:

Visit of Mr. Walter Scheel

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.