Dr. Stahl introduces himself to Mr. Hens Lenz

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Visiting VIPs

On 30th January, 1964 Mr. Hans Lenz (Minister for Scientific Research, Federal Republic of Germany, Bonn) visited IIT Madras. A high tea ceremony was thrown in honour of his visit to the campus. It is possible that the high tea was held at the Bose-Einstein guesthouse premises within the Institution campus. During the ceremony, Mr. Hans Lenz interacted with the dignitaries, administrative staff and faculty members present.

In the image, Dr. Stahl (Mechanical Engineering) introduces himself to Mr. Hans Lenz as Mr. R. Natarajan (Registrar) looks on. Also seen in the background is Mr. Gerhard Fischer (Consul General, FRG).

An identical photograph can be found in the Gourishankar Collection in Album 0209 under the ID: 001/0209/IMG_0825

Collection:

Central Photographic Section Collection

Album Name:

Visit of Mr. Hans Lenz, Minister for Science & Research, Federal Republic of Germany

Photograph ID:

001/0005/IMG_0194_1

Album ID:

0005

Date:

30 January 1964

Place:

Bose-Einstein guesthouse (possibly)

Photographer:

C. Gourishankar (1926-2002). 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:

VIP Visit