Mr. Walter Scheel drinking tender coconut water at Bose-Einstein Guest House, 1963

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Visiting VIPs

Mr. Walter Scheel was the Minister of Economic Cooperation of the Federal Republic of Germany. He visited IIT Madras in December 1963. During his visit, he visited the Workshops, Laboratories and some of the academic complexes at the Institute. Judging by the photographs, it is likely that he was received at the Bose-Einstein Guest House before he proceeded to visit the rest of the Institute.

An identical photograph can be found in Album 0178 of the Central Photographic Section Collection under the ID: 001/0178/0015_1

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

Visit of Mr. Walter Scheel

Photograph ID:

001/0270/IMG_0743

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

Place:

Bose-Einstein Guest House