Mr. Walter Scheel in conversation with the Director and Chairman of IIT Madras, 1963

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Visit of Mr. Walter Scheel

Visiting VIPs , Administrators , Campus Buildings

Mr. Scheel visited IIT Madras in 1963. He was the Minister of Economic Cooperation for the Federal Republic of Germany. During his visit to the Institute, he visited the Bose-Einstein Guest House, the Central Workshops and also some of the laboratories and academic complexes. This photograph was possibly taken at the Electrical Science Block (ESB). This assumption has been made based on the fact that the ventilation block pattern matches the one at ESB today (2022). The sofas were possibly placed in the lobby of the ESB.

Seen in the photograph, from left in first row, Prof. B. Sengupto (Director of IIT Madras), Mr. Walter Scheel (Minister of Economic Cooperation, Federal Republic of Germany) and Dr. A. L. Mudaliar (Chairman, Board of Governors). The other persons in the photograph are yet to be identified. Also seen is Dr. G. A. Sonnenhol (Ministerialdirektor, Federal Republic of Germany, to Prof. Sengupto’s left hand side).

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

Visit of Mr. Walter Scheel

Photograph ID:

001/0270/IMG_0739

Album ID:

0270

Date:

4 December 1963

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 Mr. Walter Scheel