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H. E. Theodore Heuss (former President of the Federal Republic of Germany) interacts with students during his visit to the Institute on 17th November, 1960

Visiting VIPs

On 17th November, 1960 the President of the Federal Republic of Germany, H. E. Theodore Heuss, visited IIT Madras. At the CLRI campus Prof. B. Sengupto explained the ‘IIT Madras’ project to the President using a map of the Institute. The President also visited the IIT campus and the workshops. He also met the faculty members and the first batch of students. In the image, H. E. Theodore Heuss shakes hands with a student. The student at the extreme right is Mr. Vijay Batra (from the first batch of students).

Collection:
Central Photographic Section Collection
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Photograph ID:
001/0177/0005_1
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Date:
1962-12-03

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