H. E. Theodor Heuss (former President of the Federal Republic of Germany) delivering a speech at the lunch table during his visit to IIT Madras, 1960
Visiting VIPs
When Heuss visited, IIT Madras had its office at CLRI and classrooms at A.C. Tech. Heuss was the former President of the Federal Republic of Germany. His term as President ended in 1959, around a year before he visited IIT Madras.
Seen in the photograph are, Prof. B. Sengupto (Director of IIT Madras, first from right) and a gentleman likely to be Heuss' translator (second from right). To the extreme left is Prof. Nayudamma (Director of CLRI, face partially covered). The other persons in the photograph are yet to be identified.
Collection:
Central Photographic Section Collection
Photograph ID:
001/0022/IMG_0710_1
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Date:
17 November 1960
Place:
Workshop
Event:
VIP Visit
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