Mr. Hans Lenz seated in a car with other dignitaries (possibly towards the end of his visit to IIT Madras)

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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. The Minister spent the evening conversing with the dignitaries, administrative staff and faculty members who were present and the entire event was nothing short of an elegant and formal affair.

In the image, Mr. Hans Lenz prepares to leave (probably) after attending the high tea ceremony. Also seen standing in the image from the left: Prof. B. Sengupto, an individual who is yet to be identified, Prof. R. G. Narayanmurthy (HOD, Mechanical Engineering), Mr. Y. S. Ramaswamy (Superintending Engineer) and Dr. Nikolaus Klein (Professor of German).

An identical photograph can be found in the Gourishankar Collection in Album 0209 under the ID: 001/0209/IMG_0833

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_0202_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