Audience at the Open Air Theatre, 1962

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A section of the audience at the Open Air Theatre. K. M. Kripanarayan writes in the 15 December 1962 edition of Campastimes, in his article titled ‘President Luebke Lays the Foundation Stone of I.I.T. Madras’, “The student gallery was packed to the full inspite of the Davis Cup Match”. Das Bundesarchiv from Germany has documented a video of the President’s visit to India. Titled Der Staatsbesuch in Indien, the technicolour video shows roughly two minutes’ worth content of President Luebke in Chennai and IIT Madras. It can be seen that the students all turned out in white for the occasion.

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

Visit of the German President and Buildings of IIT Madras, 1962

Photograph ID:

001/0259/IMG_0341

Album ID:

0259

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:

Foundation Stone Laying Ceremony

Place:

Open Air Theatre (OAT)

Date:

Audience at the Open Air Theatre, 1962