Mr. Walter Scheel at IIT Madras, 1963

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Visiting VIPs , Administrators , Academic Facilities

This photograph was taken during Mr. Walter Scheel’s visit to IIT Madras in December 1963. Mr. Scheel was the Minister of Economic Cooperation for the Federal Republic of Germany. During his visit to the Institute, he visited the Central Workshops, administrative building and also some of the laboratory facilities on campus. This photograph was taken at one such laboratory. Although we are not sure which laboratory this is, we can guess that it was a Chemical Engineering laboratory, based on the fact that Prof. D. Venkateswarlu (Head of Chemical Engineering Department) is seen to the extreme right (partially cut out of the frame).

Also seen in the image, Dr. R. A. Kraus (former Adviser to the Government of India for I IT, Madras, tallest in the photograph), Mr. Y. S. Ramaswamy (Superintending Engineer, twelfth from right), Mr. Walter Scheel (Minister of Economic Cooperation, Federal Republic of Germany, ninth from right) and Prof. B. Sengupto (Director of IIT Madras, fourth from right).

An identical photograph can be found in Album 0178 of the Central Photographic Section Collection under the ID: 001/0178/0008_1

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

Visit of Mr. Walter Scheel

Photograph ID:

001/0270/IMG_0747

Album ID:

0270

Date:

4 December 1963

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 Mr. Walter Scheel