Dr. Karl Pfauter addressing the gathering at the Ninth Institute Day celebrations at the Open Air Theatre, 1968

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Chief guest Karl Pfauter (Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany) was head of the cultural department at the German embassy in New Delhi in 1954, and from 1961; he was head of the economic department at the German embassy in Athens. Between 1964 and 1970 he was Consul General for South India in Madras.

Seated from left: Mr. C. V. Sethunathan (Registrar), Prof. S. Sampath (Faculty Association Vice-President), Prof. A. Ramachandran (Director), Prof. N. Klein (Gymkhana President) and the Student Secretary (yet to be identified).

An identical photograph can be found in the Gourishankar Collection in Album 0265 under the ID: 001/0265/IMG_0085

Collection:

Central Photographic Section Collection

Album Name:

Ninth Institute Day, 1968

Photograph ID:

001/0020/IMG_0659_1

Album ID:

0020

Date:

23 March 1968

Place:

Open Air Theatre (OAT)

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:

Ninth Institute Day