H. E. Theodor Heuss delivering a speech at the lunch table during his visit to IIT Madras, 1960

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Visit of Theodor Heuss, 1960 and Inauguration of Vanavani School, 1963

Administrators , Visiting VIPs

When Heuss visited, IIT Madras had its office at CLRI and classrooms at A.C. Tech. Heuss was the former President of the Federal Republic of Germany. His term as President ended in 1959, around a year before he visited IIT Madras.

Seen in the photograph are, Prof. B. Sengupto (Director of IIT Madras, first from right) and a gentleman likely to be Heuss' translator (second from right). To the extreme left is Prof. Nayudamma (Director of CLRI, face partially covered). The other persons in the photograph are yet to be identified.

Collection:

Central Photographic Section Collection

Album Name:

Visit of Theodor Heuss, 1960 and Inauguration of Vanavani School, 1963

Photograph ID:

001/0022/IMG_0710_1

Album ID:

0022

Event:

Visit of Theodor Heuss

Place:

Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI)