Dr. h. c. Heinrich Luebke signs in the guest book, 1962

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Administrators , Inaugurations , Visiting VIPs

The Heritage Centre has a book signed by distinguished visitors from the year 1963, but the one seen in the photograph above is unavailable (as of December 2020)

From left, Dr. A. L. Mudaliar (Chairman, Board of Governors), Mr. R. Natarajan (Registrar, bending), Dr. h. c. Heinrich Luebke (President of the Federal Republic of Germany, seated), Mr. T. N. Venkataraman (Chief Security Officer, standing in white uniform) and Prof. Humayun Kabir (far right).

Album 0003

Collection:

Central Photographic Section Collection

Album Name:

Visit of h. c. Heinrich Luebke, President of the Federal Republic of Germany, 1962

Photograph ID:

001/0003/IMG_0153_1

Album ID:

0003

Date:

3 December 1962

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:

Foundation Stone Laying Ceremony