Prof. B. Sengupto explains the Institute map to the gathering, 1963

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Visiting VIPs , Administrators , Institute Events

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

The layout of the campus was prepared initially by the then School of Town and Country Planning, New Delhi, now called the School of Town Planning and Architects. The layout had four sectors: residential, instructional, hostel and recreational sector. It is possible that the map being shown in the photograph is this layout.

During this time, the administrative offices, Director’s office and Senate Hall of the Institute were housed at the Building Science Block (BSB). Based on this fact, we can guess that the photograph was taken at the BSB.

Seen in the photograph, Prof. B. Sengupto (Director, explaining the map of the campus), Mr. Walter Scheel (Minister of Economic Cooperation, Federal Republic of Germany, seated closest to the map, wearing dark suit) and Mr. R. Natarajan (Registrar, standing near the pedestal fan). The other persons in the photograph have not been identified so far.

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

Visit of Mr. Walter Scheel

Photograph ID:

001/0270/IMG_0746

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