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This photograph was taken during a special convocation held to confer the degree of Doctor of Science (honoris causa) on Dr. Richard von Weizsäcker (President, Federal Republic of Germany, third from left). The person to the extreme left (at the back, wearing a hat) is Mrs. Marianne von Weizsäcker. Also featured in the picture are Prof. N. V. C. Swamy (Director, fourth from left), Prof. Sankaran Subramanian (Chemistry Department, fifth from left), Prof. R. Natarajan (Mechanical Engineering Department, sixth from left) and Mr. V. Shanmugam (Registrar, second from right). The other…

This photograph was taken during a special convocation held at IIT Madras to confer the degree of Doctor of Science (honoris causa) on Dr. Richard von Weizsäcker. Dr. Weizsäcker was the President of the Federal Republic of Germany. He visited IIT Madras with his wife Marianne. As seen in the image, Dr. Weizsäcker (extreme left). The other persons are yet to be identified. The Heritage Centre would be grateful to receive more information regarding this photograph. This section will be updated when we receive more details.

In 1991, IIT Madras held a special convocation to confer the degree of Doctor of Science (honoris causa) on the President of the Federal Republic of Germany Dr. Richard von Weizsäcker. Here, he is seen watering a sapling on campus.  We are not sure where exactly the sapling was planted. As seen in the image, Ms. Maneka Gandhi (Union Minister of State [Independent Charge], Environment and Forests, wearing a black sari), Dr. M. S. Swaminathan (Chairman, Board of Governors, standing third from the right) and Mrs. Marianne von Weizsäcker (wearing a hat). The Heritage…

This photograph was taken during a special convocation held to confer the degree of Doctor of Science (honoris causa) on Dr. Richard von Weizsäcker (President, Federal Republic of Germany, seen extreme left).  The person to the extreme right is Prof. M. Ravindran (Head of Ocean Engineering Department). The person in the centre is yet to be identified. The unidentified gentleman appears to be holding a blue book on which the words 'Ocean Engineering Centre' are visible. The Heritage Centre would be grateful to receive more information regarding this photograph. This section will be…

This photograph was taken during a special convocation held at IIT Madras to confer the degree of Doctor of Science (honoris causa) on Dr. Richard von Weizsäcker (President, Federal Republic of Germany). Seated, in the first row, Dr. M. S. Swaminathan (Chairman, Board of Governors, left), Dr. Richard von Weizsäcker (centre) and Prof. N. V. C. Swamy (Director, right). To the extreme right, at the back is Prof. B. Ramaswamy (former Head of Electrical Engineering Department). The Heritage Centre would be grateful to receive more information regarding this photograph. This…

This photograph was taken during a special convocation held to confer the degree of Doctor of Science (honoris causa) on Dr. Richard von Weizsäcker (President, Federal Republic of Germany, second from right). Also seen in the picture is Mrs. Marianne von Weizsäcker (third from left, at the back, wearing a hat). The other persons in the picture are yet to be identified. The Heritage Centre would be grateful to receive more information regarding this photograph. This section will be updated when we receive more details.  

This photograph was taken during a special convocation held at IIT Madras to confer the degree of Doctor of Science (honoris causa) on Dr. Richard von Weizsäcker. Prof. N. V. C. Swamy was the Director of IIT Madras, Dr. Weizsäcker the President of the Federal Republic of Germany and Dr. M. S. Swaminathan the Chairman of the Board of Governors. The Heritage Centre would be grateful to receive more information regarding this photograph. This section will be updated when we receive more details.

This photograph was taken during a special convocation held at IIT Madras to confer the degree of Doctor of Science (honoris causa) on Dr. Richard von Weizsäcker. Dr. Weizsäcker was the President of the Federal Republic of Germany. He visited IIT Madras with his wife Marianne. As seen in the image, Prof. N. V. C. Swamy (Director, extreme right), Prof. R. Nagarajan (Head of Computer Science Department, second from right), Dr. Weizsäcker (third from right) and Ms. Maneka Gandhi (Union Minister of State [Independent Charge], Environment and Forests, wearing a black sari…

Dr. Weizsäcker visited IIT Madras to receive his honorary degree of Doctor of Science (honoris causa) at the Student Activities Centre (SAC). He also visited some of the departments one of which was the Ocean Engineering Department. This photograph was taken at the Ocean Engineering Department. As seen in the image, from the left, Dr. Richard von Weizsäcker (President, Federal Republic of Germany, extreme left) and Mrs. Marianne von Weizsäcker (at the back). The Heritage Centre would be grateful to receive more information regarding this photograph. This section will be…

This photograph features Prof. V. G. Idichandy (Ocean Engineering Department, second from left), Mrs. Marianne von Weizsäcker (third from right), Dr. Richard von Weizsäcker (President, Federal Republic of Germany, second from right) and Prof. M. Ravindran (Head of Ocean Engineering Department, extreme right). Dr. Weizsäcker received an honorary Doctor of Science degree (honoris causa) during his visit to IIT Madras in 1991. The ceremony took place at the Student Activities Centre (SAC), and Dr. Weizsäcker also took the opportunity to tour various departments, including the Ocean…

This photograph was taken at the Ocean Engineering Department in 1991. It was taken during the visit of the German President Dr. Richard von Weizsäcker. To the extreme left is Ms. Maneka Gandhi (Union Minister of State [Independent Charge], Environment and Forests),  and Dr. M. S. Swaminathan (Chairman, Board of Governors) can be seen standing second from the left. The other gentlemen are yet to be identified. The Heritage Centre would be grateful to receive more information regarding this photograph. This section will be updated when we receive more details.

This photograph was taken during a special convocation held at IIT Madras to confer the degree of Doctor of Science (honoris causa) on Dr. Richard von Weizsäcker (President of the Federal Republic of Germany, seen seventh from left). Also featured in the image are Prof. N. V. C. Swamy (Director, behind Dr. Weizsäcker), Dr. M. S. Swaminathan (Chairman, Board of Governors, to Dr. Weizsäcker's left-hand side), Prof. Y. V. G. S. Murti (Physics Department, immediately in front of Dr. Weizsäcker), Prof. M. Ravindran (Head of Ocean Engineering Department, immediately in front…

This picture was captured at a unique ceremony where Dr. Richard von Weizsäcker, the President of the Federal Republic of Germany at that time, was granted an honorary Doctor of Science degree at IIT Madras. Seen in this photograph are, from left, Dr. M. S. Swaminathan (Chairman, Board of Governors), Mrs. Eva Seitz (wife of German Ambassador Dr. Konrad Seitz) and Ms. Maneka Gandhi (Union Minister of State [Independent Charge], Environment and Forests, wearing a black sari). The lady to the extreme right is yet to be identified. The Heritage Centre would be grateful to receive more…

This photograph was taken during a special convocation held to confer the degree of Doctor of Science (honoris causa) on Dr. Richard von Weizsäcker (President, Federal Republic of Germany, third from left, face partially covered). The other individuals in the photograph are Prof. N. V. C. Swamy (Director, second from left) and Prof. Sankaran Subramanian (Chemistry Department, fifth from left). The others in the photograph are yet to be identified. The Heritage Centre would be grateful to receive more information regarding this photograph. This section will be updated when we…