Mr. Walter Scheel taking a look at the facilities at IIT Madras, 1963

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Visiting VIPs , Administrators , Academic Facilities

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.

This photograph was possibly taken at an Electrical Engineering laboratory. Prof P. Venkata Rao (Head of Electrical Engineering Department, fourth from left) is seen in the photograph. We are not sure which specific laboratory is in the image, but we do know that three workshop-type laboratories were completed between 1962 and 1963. This has been recorded in the Annual Report of IIT Madras, 1962-63.

Seen in the image, from left, Prof P. Venkata Rao (Head of Electrical Engineering Department, fourth from left), Prof. B. Sengupto (Director of IIT Madras, sixth from left), Prof. S. Sampath (Electrical Engineering Department, seventh from left) and Mr. W. Scheel (Minister of Economic Cooperation, Federal Republic of Germany, third from right).

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

Visit of Mr. Walter Scheel

Photograph ID:

001/0270/IMG_0745

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:

Possibly Electrical Engineering Laboratory