Photographs

Outside Tapti Hostel, 1963

Visiting VIPs , Campus Buildings , Administrators

This photograph was taken during the visit of Mr. Walter Scheel to IIT Madras. He visited the Central Workshops, laboratories, and the administrative buildings during his visit. We believe that he was initially welcomed at the Bose-Einstein Guest House before proceeding to the other parts of campus.

Tapti Hostel was among the first hostels to be completed on campus. It was completed in 1963 and inaugurated in the same year on 28 June.
 
Seen in the photograph, Prof. R. A. Kraus (former Adviser to the Government of India for IIT Madras, tallest in photograph), Mr. R. Natarajan (Registrar, to Prof. Kraus’ left hand side) and Mr. Walter Scheel (Minister of Economic Cooperation, Federal Republic of Germany, in black suit and trousers). The person in the white uniform appears to be Mr. T. N. Venkataraman (Chief Security Officer), but this is yet to be confirmed. Prof. B. Sengupto (Director of IIT Madras) can be seen standing closest to the “Tapti” signboard.
 
An identical photograph can be found in Album 0178 of the Central Photographic Section Collection under the ID: 001/0178/0009_1

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

Visit of Mr. Walter Scheel

Photograph ID:

001/0270/IMG_0753

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:

Tapti Hostel

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