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This photograph was taken during the visit of Mr. Walter Scheel to IIT Madras. Mr. Scheel was the Minister of Economic Cooperation of the Federal Republic of Germany.  The location of this photograph appears to be the Bose-Einstein Guest House. This assumption has been made on the basis that the pattern of the window grills in the photograph match with the window grills at the Bose-Einstein Guest House today (2022).   It is likely that the distinguished guests were welcomed at the guest house as soon as they arrived on campus. The guest house was a new facility on campus. The…

Mr. Scheel visited IIT Madras in 1963. He was the Minister of Economic Cooperation for the Federal Republic of Germany. During his visit to the Institute, he visited the Bose-Einstein Guest House, the Central Workshops and also some of the laboratories and academic complexes. This photograph was possibly taken at the Electrical Science Block (ESB). This assumption has been made based on the fact that the ventilation block pattern matches the one at ESB today (2022). The sofas were possibly placed in the lobby of the ESB. Seen in the photograph, from left in first row, Prof. B. Sengupto (…

This photograph was taken during the visit of Mr. Walter Scheel to the Institute. Mr. Scheel was the Minister of Economic Cooperation for the Federal Republic of Germany. He visited the various facilities in IIT Madras, including the Central Workshops, laboratories and the academic buildings. This photograph was probably taken at the Machines Laboratory on the ground floor of the Electrical Science Block (ESB). The windows of this building match with that of the Machines Laboratory today (2022). Seen in the photograph, Dr. Y. Nayudamma (Director, CLRI, third from left), Prof. B Sengupto (…

Mr. Walter Scheel was the Minister of Economic Cooperation of the Federal Republic of Germany. He visited IIT Madras in December 1963. During his visit, he visited the Workshops, Laboratories and some of the academic complexes at the Institute. This photograph was possibly taken at an Electrical Engineering laboratory. Prof P. Venkata Rao (Head of Electrical Engineering Department, fourth from left) is seen in the photograph. We are not sure which specific laboratory is in the image, but we do know that three workshop-type laboratories were completed between 1962 and 1963. This has been…

This photograph was taken during Mr. Walter Scheel’s visit to IIT Madras in December 1963. Mr. Scheel was the Minister of Economic Cooperation for the Federal Republic of Germany. During his visit to the Institute, he visited the Central Workshops, administrative building and also some of the laboratory facilities on campus. This photograph was taken at one such laboratory. Although we are not sure which laboratory this is, we can guess that it was a Chemical Engineering laboratory, based on the fact that Prof. D. Venkateswarlu (Head of Chemical Engineering Department) is seen to the extreme…

This photograph was taken at the Carpentry Shop during the visit of Mr. Walter Scheel to IIT Madras. In the image, a student appears to be using a planing machine while Mr. Scheel inspects a block of wood.  Construction of the Central Workshops was completed in June 1961. The Workshops were one of the first constructions to come up on campus. The idea behind the Central Workshops was to provide students with a practical knowledge of subjects in engineering that they were studying in classes. In this way, they would not only be theoretically sound, but also practically so.  …

Mr. Scheel was the Minister of Economic Cooperation for the Federal Republic of Germany. He visited IIT Madras toward the end of 1963 and visited the facilities which had been constructed such as the Central Workshops and some of the laboratories which had been newly built. Seen in the image, Mr. Walter Scheel (Minister of Economic Cooperation, Federal Republic of Germany, standing), Dr. G. A. Sonnenhol (Ministerialdirektor, Federal Republic of Germany, to Mr. Scheel’s left hand side), Mr. Gerhard Fischer (Consul General, Federal Republic of Germany, extreme right, at the end of Mr. Scheel…

This photograph was taken during the visit of Mr. Walter Scheel to IIT Madras. Mr. Scheel was the Minister of Economic Cooperation for the Federal Republic of Germany at the time.  The layout of the campus was prepared initially by the then School of Town and Country Planning, New Delhi, now called the School of Town Planning and Architects. The layout had four sectors: residential, instructional, hostel and recreational sector. It is possible that the map being shown in the photograph is this layout.  During this time, the administrative offices, Director’s office and Senate…

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 (…

This photograph was taken during the visit of Mr. Walter Scheel to IIT Madras. Mr. Scheel was the Minister of Economic Cooperation for the Federal Republic of Germany.  Dr. Mudaliar was the first Chairman of the Board of Governors of IIT Madras. Dr. A. L. Mudaliar completed his education from Madras Christian College, after which he joined Madras Medical College to study medicine. He served as the first Indian principal of Madras Medical College in 1939, after having completed his specialization in obstetrics and gynaecology (O&G). He later served as Vice Chancellor of Madras…

This photograph was taken during the visit of Mr. Walter Scheel to the Institute. Mr. Scheel was the Minister of Economic Cooperation for the Federal Republic of Germany. He visited the various facilities in IIT Madras, including the Central Workshops, laboratories and the academic buildings. This photograph was probably taken at the Machines Laboratory on the ground floor of the Electrical Science Block (ESB). The windows of this building match with that of the Machines Laboratory today (2022).  Seen in the photograph, Prof. Krishnamurthi (Head of Humanities Department, closest to…

This photograph was taken during the visit of Mr. Walter Scheel to IIT Madras. Mr. Scheel was the Minister of Economic Cooperation for the Federal Republic of Germany at the time.  The layout of the campus was prepared initially by the then School of Town and Country Planning, New Delhi, now called the School of Town Planning and Architects. The layout had four sectors: residential, instructional, hostel and recreational sector. It is possible that the map being shown in the photograph is this layout.   During this time, the administrative offices, Director’s office and Senate…

Mr. Walter Scheel was the Minister of Economic Cooperation of the Federal Republic of Germany. He visited IIT Madras in December 1963. During his visit, he visited the Workshops, Laboratories and some of the academic complexes at the Institute. Judging by the photographs, it is likely that he was received at the Bose-Einstein Guest House before he proceeded to visit the rest of the Institute. An identical photograph can be found in Album 0178 of the Central Photographic Section Collection under the ID: 001/0178/0015_1

Mr. Scheel visited IIT Madras in December 1963. He was the Minister of Economic Cooperation for the Federal Republic of Germany. During his visit to the Institute, he visited several facilities on campus such as the Central Workshops, some of the laboratories and also the Bose-Einstein Guest House. This photograph appears to have been taken at either the Building Science Block (BSB) where the administrative offices were located, or at the Electrical Science Block (ESB), where refreshments and food was most likely served. This cannot be the Bose-Einstein Guest House because the pillars of the…

The visitor’s book containing signatures of distinguished guests from the year 1963 is preserved at the Heritage Centre of IIT Madras. Mr. Scheel’s signature is the first entry in this book.  Mr. Scheel was the Minister of Economic Cooperation of the Federal Republic of Germany from 1961 to 1966. He went on to serve as President of the Federal Republic of Germany from 1974 to 1979. Mr. Scheel visited the various facilities at IIT Madras including the Central Workshops, some of the laboratories, and also the academic and administrative complexes.    Seen in the photograph,…