Mrs. Shanthi Sengupto converses with the German delegates who were present at the high tea ceremony that was thrown in honour of Mr. Hans Lenz’s visit to IIT Madras

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Administrators , Visiting VIPs

Mr. Hans Lenz (Minister for Scientific Research, Federal Republic of Germany, Bonn) visited IIT Madras on 30th January, 1964. A high tea ceremony was thrown in honour of his visit to the campus. During the ceremony, Mr. Hans Lenz interacted with the dignitaries, administrative staff and faculty members present.

In the image, Mr. Hans Lenz converses with the dignitaries over refreshments. Seen standing in the image is Mrs. Shanthi Sengupto (wife of the Director, Prof. B. Sengupto).

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

Visit of Mr. Hans Lenz

Photograph ID:

001/0209/IMG_0829

Album ID:

0209

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