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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 dignitaries over refreshments. Seated from the left: Mr. Gerhard Fisher (Consul General, FRG), Prof. R. A. Kraus (Adviser to the Government of India for IIT Madras), Prof. B. Sengupto (Director) and Mr. Hans Lenz.

Delivering the chief guest’s address, Mr. M. C. Chagla called the convocation “one of the most imposing convocations I have ever addressed.” Seated in the first row (L to R), Mr. C. V. Sethunathan (Registrar-to-be) and Mr. Rajagopalan (Deputy Registrar). Sethunathan would take over the post of Registrar 3 days after the convocation. The officer (sixth from right in first row) has been identified as Commodore Jimmy D. Modi (Director, Directorate of NCC Tamil Nadu, identified by Cmdr. M. D. Menon). In the first row, Mrs. Shanti Sengupto (wife of Director Sengupto, fourth from right).…

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, a few of the dignitaries converse over refreshments: the Registrar, Mr. R. Natarajan, (right) and to the left Prof. M. V. C. Sastri (Chemistry). The other individuals at the table are yet to be identified. Also seen in the background is Prof. R. A. Kraus Kraus…

Seen in the image is a cream coloured leaflet made of firm cartridge paper and measuring 6.02*4.21 inches was used to make a formal announcement of the Minister’s visit. The details printed on the leaflet were printed using simple fonts and black ink. Furthermore, the margins of the leaflet were serrated. On 30th January, 1964 Mr. Hans Lenz (Minister for Science and Research, Federal Republic of Germany) visited IIT Madras.

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. It is possible that the high tea was held at the Bose-Einstein guesthouse premises within the Institution campus.  In the image, Prof. B. Sengupto (Director) introduces Prof. R. K. Gupta (Humanities and Social Sciences) to Mr. Hans Lenz. Also present in the image from the right: Dr. Nikolaus Klein (Professor of German), Prof. R. Krishnamoorthy (Humanities and Social Sciences), Prof. R. A.…

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…

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. It is possible that the high tea was held at the Bose-Einstein guesthouse premises within the Institution campus. During the ceremony, Mr. Hans Lenz interacted with the dignitaries, administrative staff and faculty members present.  In the image, Dr. Stahl (Mechanical Engineering) introduces himself to Mr. Hans Lenz as Mr. R. Natarajan (Registrar) looks on. Also seen in the background is Mr…

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, Prof. B. Sengupto (Director) and Mr. Hans Lenz discuss the images in a photo album while Mr. Dubey (Secretary to the Registrar) assists in flipping the pages. An identical photograph can be found in the Gourishankar Collection in Album 0209 under the ID:…

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. Mr. Hans Lenz was received in front of the Building Sciences Block by Prof. Sengupto (Director) and other administration officials of the Institution. In the image, Mr. Hans Lenz (seated in the front of the car) arrives at the IIT Madras campus. It is very possible that he was suffering a walking impairment due to the two walking sticks that can be seen in the car near him. Furthermore a photograph…

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. It is possible that the high tea was held at the Bose-Einstein guesthouse premises within the Institution campus. There were a number of dignitaries present and the entire event was nothing short of an elegant and formal affair.  In the image, Mrs. Shanti Sengupto (Director’s wife), seated on the left, converses with two German women dignitaries, one of whom is possibly Mrs. Lenz (wife of Mr…

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. The Minister spent the evening conversing with the dignitaries, administrative staff and faculty members who were present and the entire event was nothing short of an elegant and formal affair.  In the image, Mr. Hans Lenz prepares to leave (probably) after attending the high tea ceremony. Also seen standing in the image from the left: Prof. B. Sengupto, an individual who is yet to be…

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, a few of the dignitaries converse over refreshments. The individuals identified in the image: Seated with his back to the camera is Prof. R. Krishnamoorthy (Humanities and Social Sciences). To his left is Dr. Nikolaus Klein (Professor of German) and to his…

The photograph was taken during the 50th Institute Day of IIT Madras on 17 April 2009. IIT Madras presents its highest award to alumni, known as the Distinguished Alumnus Award (DAA), during Institute Days. The people seated on the stage include the recipients of the Distinguished Alumnus Award that year. They are, from the left, Mr. Jagadeesh S. Moodera, Mr. Shrikumar Suryanarayanan, Mr. K. V. Rangaswami (chief guest), Prof. M. S. Ananth (Director, IIT Madras), Mr. M. G. Parameswaran, Mr. K. Ravi Kumar, and Mr. D. Chandrasekhar. The chief guest for the ceremony was Mr. K. V. Rangaswami…

This photograph was taken during the 50th Institute Day Celebrations, and shows Mr. Shrikumar Suryanarayan receiving a bouquet of flowers as a token of welcome. IIT Madras presents its highest award to alumni, known as the Distinguished Alumnus Award (DAA), during Institute Days. Mr. Shrikumar Suryanarayan was one of the recipients that year. He graduated from IIT Madras with a B.Tech. in Physics in 1982 and is an honorary Director General of the Association of Biotechnology Led Enterprises of India (ABLE), and Former President (R&D) of Biocon. The 50th Institute Day was celebrated…

The photograph shows Prof. M. S. Ananth addressing the audience at the 50th Institute Day Celebrations. The event was held on 17 April 2009 to celebrate IIT Madras’ Institute Day. IIT Madras presents its highest award to alumni, known as the Distinguished Alumnus Award (DAA), during Institute Days. The people on the stage include administrative members and the recipients of the Distinguished Alumnus Award that year. The chief guest for the ceremony was Mr. K. V. Rangaswami, an alumnus of IIT Madras, and at the time, the Whole-time Director & President (Construction), L&T Ltd.…