The President of the Federal Republic of Germany, the Registrar, Superintending Engineer and the Director stand for a photograph in front of the foundation stone. From left Dr. h. c. Heinrich Luebke,

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Inaugurations , Visiting VIPs

The foundation stone has a quote by Mahatma Gandhi that Dr. Luebke mentioned in his speech "Knowledge will be the common property of people". The engraving on the stone states that it was laid by Dr. Heinrich Luebke, and also the fact that it is a symbol of Indo-German co-operation. The writing is both in English and Hindi.

Collection:

Central Photographic Section Collection

Album Name:

Visit of Dr. H.C. Heinrich Luebke, President of the Federal Republic of Germany.

Photograph ID:

001/0003/IMG_0156_1

Album ID:

0003

Date:

3rd December 1962

Place:

Open Air Theatre (OAT)

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:

VIP Visit