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This photograph was taken during a special convocation held at IIT Madras to confer the degree of Doctor of Science (honoris causa) on Dr. Richard von Weizsäcker. Dr. Weizsäcker was the President of the Federal Republic of Germany. He visited IIT Madras with his wife Marianne. Also featured in the picture are, Prof. N. V. C. Swamy (Director, in the first row, extreme right) and Dr. M. S. Swaminathan (Chairman, Board of Governors, in the first row, second from right). The Heritage Centre would be grateful to receive more information regarding this photograph. This section will…

This photograph was taken during a special convocation held at IIT Madras to confer the degree of Doctor of Science (honoris causa) on Dr. Richard von Weizsäcker. Dr. Weizsäcker was the President of the Federal Republic of Germany. He visited IIT Madras with his wife Marianne. As seen in the image, Prof. N. V. C. Swamy (Director, extreme right) and Dr. Weizsäcker (extreme left). The other persons are yet to be identified. The Heritage Centre would be grateful to receive more information regarding this photograph. This section will be updated when we receive more…

This photograph was taken during a special convocation held to confer the degree of Doctor of Science (honoris causa) on Dr. Richard von Weizsäcker (President, Federal Republic of Germany). Seen in the photograph are Prof. M. Ravindran (Head of Ocean Engineering Department, extreme left) and Prof. V. S. Raju (Ocean Engineering Department, fourth from left). The others in the picture are yet to be identified. The Heritage Centre would be grateful to receive more information regarding this photograph. This section will be updated when we receive more details.

This photograph was taken during a special convocation held at IIT Madras to confer the degree of Doctor of Science (honoris causa) on Dr. Richard von Weizsäcker. Dr. Weizsäcker was the President of the Federal Republic of Germany. He visited IIT Madras with his wife Marianne. The Heritage Centre would be grateful to receive more information regarding this photograph. This section will be updated when we receive more details.

This photograph was taken during a special convocation held at IIT Madras to confer the degree of Doctor of Science (honoris causa) on Dr. Richard von Weizsäcker (President of the Federal Republic of Germany). To the right is Prof. N. V. C. Swamy (Director), while Dr. Weizsäcker can be seen on the left. The Heritage Centre would be grateful to receive more information regarding this photograph. This section will be updated when we receive more details.

This photograph features Dr. Richard von Weizsäcker (President, Federal Republic of Germany, second from right) who was conferred the degree of Doctor of Science (honoris causa) during his visit to IIT Madras in 1991. The photographs in this album suggest that he visited a couple of departments, including the Computer Sciences Department and the Ocean Engineering Department. This photograph was most likely taken at the latter.  The other persons in this image are yet to be identified. The Heritage Centre would be grateful to receive more information regarding this photograph.…

The photograph shows Prof. N. V. C. Swamy (Director, wearing a blue tie), Marianne von Weizsäcker (to Prof. Swamy's left-hand side) and Dr. Richard von Weizsäcker (President of the Federal Republic of Germany, next to Mrs. Weizsäcker). To the extreme right is Ms. Maneka Gandhi (Union Minister of State [Independent Charge], Environment and Forests, wearing a black sari). The other persons in the photograph are yet to be identified. On 4 March 1991, the German President was conferred the degree of Doctor of Science (honoris causa) at a special convocation held at IIT Madras. The…

Dr. M. S. Swaminathan (left) was the Chairman of the Board of Governors and Mrs. Eva Seitz (right) was the wife of the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany Dr. Konrad Seitz.

This photograph was taken during a special convocation held to confer the degree of Doctor of Science (honoris causa) on Dr. Richard von Weizsäcker (President, Federal Republic of Germany, third from left). Also seen in the photograph are Prof. N. V. C. Swamy (Director, fifth from right), Dr. M. S. Swaminathan (Chairman, Board of Governors, second from right) and Maneka Gandhi (Union Minister of State [Independent Charge], Environment and Forests, wearing a black sari). The Heritage Centre would be grateful to receive more information regarding this photograph. This section will be…

The President of the Federal Republic of Germany, Dr. Richard von Weizsäcker was conferred the degree of Doctor of Science (honoris causa) at a special convocation held at IIT Madras. He visited IIT Madras with his wife Marianne. As seen in the picture, Mrs. Marianne von Weizsäcker (extreme left), Dr. Weizsäcker (third from left) and Prof. N. V. C. Swamy (Director, second from right). Also featured in the image is Prof. R. Nagarajan (Head of Computer Science Department, extreme right). The other persons in the photograph are yet to be identified. The Heritage Centre…

In 1991, IIT Madras held a special convocation to confer the degree of Doctor of Science (honoris causa) on the President of the Federal Republic of Germany Dr. Richard von Weizsäcker. Here, he is seen watering a sapling on campus. However, we are not sure where exactly the sapling was planted. Seen in the photograph, from left, Mrs. Marianne von Weizsäcker, Dr. M. S. Swaminathan (Chairman, Board of Governors) and Ms. Maneka Gandhi (Union Minister of State [Independent Charge], Environment and Forests). The Heritage Centre would be grateful to receive more information…

This photograph was taken during Dr. Richard von Weizsäcker's visit to IIT Madras in 1991. He visited the Institute in order to receive the degree of Doctor of Science (honoris causa). Dr. Weizsäcker was the President of the Federal Republic of Germany when he visited IIT Madras. Seen in this picture, Dr. Richard von Weizsäcker (extreme right) and Prof. N. V. C. Swamy (Director, second from right). The other persons in the photograph are yet to be identified. The Heritage Centre would be grateful to receive more information regarding this photograph. This…

This photograph was taken during a special convocation held at IIT Madras to confer the degree of Doctor of Science (honoris causa) on Dr. Richard von Weizsäcker. Dr. Weizsäcker was the President of the Federal Republic of Germany. He visited IIT Madras with his wife Marianne. Also seen in the picture, in first row, Dr. M. S. Swaminathan (Chairman, Board of Governors, extreme left) and Prof. N. V. C. Swamy (Director, first row, second from left). The Heritage Centre would be grateful to receive more information regarding this photograph. This section will be updated when we…

This picture was taken at a special convocation held at IIT Madras where Dr. Richard von Weizsäcker was presented with an honorary degree of Doctor of Science. The individuals in the photo have not yet been identified. Dr. Weizsäcker, who was the President of the Federal Republic of Germany, visited IIT Madras along with his wife, Marianne. The Heritage Centre would be grateful to receive more information regarding this photograph. This section will be updated when we receive more details.

This picture was taken during the visit of the German President Dr. Richard von Weizsäcker to IIT Madras. The President was conferred an honorary degree of Doctor of Science (honoris causa) at the Student Activities Centre (SAC) in 1991.  The persons in this photograph are yet to be identified.  The Heritage Centre would be grateful to receive more information regarding this photograph. This section will be updated when we receive more details.