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.
As seen in the picture, Ms. Maneka Gandhi (Union Minister of State [Independent Charge], Environment and Forests, wearing a black sari), Mrs. Marianne von Weizsäcker (the woman in the hat), Dr. Richard von Weizsäcker (President, Federal Republic of Germany, fourth from right), Prof. N. V. C. Swamy (Director, second from right) and Prof. M. Ravindran (Head of Ocean Engineering Department, extreme right). The other persons 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 receive more details.
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