Dr. h. c. Heinrich Luebke, President of the Federal Republic of Germany, addresses the audience

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From left: Mr. Raja Gopalan (Wearing white suit in background), Prof. B. Sengupto (wearing white suit and black tie), Mr. Y. S. Ramaswami, Dr. h. c. Heinrich Luebke (addressing audience), and Mr. R. Natarajan at the event. In his address, Dr. Heinrich Luebke stressed the success that was born out of the co-operation between the two countries and their governments. He quoted a line by Mahatma Gandhi 'Knowledge will be the common property of the people', and went on to say that "The stone which I now have the honour to lay should be a constant reminder of this task to us and to all who teach and study in this Institute."

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

Visit of the German President in 1962, Photographs of Buildings

Photograph ID:

001/0259/IMG_0344

Album ID:

0259

Date:

1962-12-02, 1962-12-03

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:

Visit of Dr. h. c. Heinrich Luebke, President of the Federal Republic of Germany