Label attached to the physical album containing the photographs taken during the visit of Dr. P. Hilbig and Mr. H. Westphal

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Institute Events , Visiting VIPs

We think the year given in the label (1966) is wrong because the Annual Report of 1965-66 mentions that the two gentlemen visited the Institute in December 1965. This has also been confirmed with a Campastimes report from the February 1966 issue of the magazine.

Collection:

Central Photographic Section Collection

Album Name:

Album 0004: Visit of Prof. Dr. P. Hilbig, and Mr. Westphal, Technical University, Berlin, and Inauguration of NCC building, 1965

Photograph ID:

001/0004/IMG_0157_1

Album ID:

0004

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:

Visit of Prof. Hilbig and Mr. Westphal

Date:

8-11 December 1965