Dr. Heinrich Luebke (President of the Federal Republic of Germany) and the foundation stone of IIT Madras
Visiting VIPs
The visit to IIT Madras of President Luebke is described by Prof. R. Krishnamurthi in an article titled ‘3rd December 1962 – A Red-Letter Day’ in the Fourth Annual Number thus: “At exactly 4:30 p.m., the West German President and Mrs. Luebke entered the dais. With a pleasant smile, Dr. Luebke got on the platform followed by Mrs. Luebke, Dr. A. L. Mudaliar, Professor Humayun Kabir, Chief Minister Kamaraj, Sri. R. Venkataraman (Minister in-charge of Industries and Technical Education with the Government of Madras), Professor Sengupto, Mr. R. Natarajan, the Registrar and the Superintending Engineer, Mr. Y. S. Ramaswamy.” He goes on to write about the stone laying ceremony. The function began with prayers, a speech by Dr. A. L. Mudaliar, a speech by Mr. R. Natarajan and an address by Prof. Humayun Kabir and finally President Dr. Luebke laid the foundation stone, following which he gave a speech. The shadow of the photographer is seen on the floor of the stage. Since the photograph was taken by C. Gourishankar, it is likely that it is his shadow. Seen in the image from the left: Dr. H.E. Henrich Luebke, Mr. R. Natarajan (Registrar), Mr. Y. S. Ramaswamy (Superintending Engineer) and Prof. B. Sengupto (Director)
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