Dr. h. c. Heinrich Luebke, President of the Federal Republic of Germany, signs in the VIP book. The Heritage Centre has a book signed by distinguished visitors from the year 1963, but the one seen in

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Administrators , Inaugurations , Visiting VIPs

From L to R: Dr. A. L. Mudaliar, Chairman, Board of Governors, Mr. R. Natarajan, Registrar (bending), Dr. h. c. Heinrich Luebke, President of the Federal Republic of Germany (seated), Mr. T. N. Venkataraman, Security Officer (standing in white uniform) and Prof. Humayun Kabir (far right).

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_0153_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