Mrs. Shanti Sengupto, Mr. Hans Lenz and Dr. S. R. Sengupta during the proceedings of a high tea ceremony that was thrown in honour of Mr. Hans Lenz’s 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. 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 attendants at the high tea ceremony while Mrs. Shanti Sengupto (left), the Director’s wife, and Dr. S. R. Sengupta (right), the Director of IIT Kharagpur, watch on.

An identical photograph can be found in the Gourishankar Collection in Album 0209 under the ID: 001/0209/IMG_0826

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_0204_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