H. E. Theodor Heuss (former President of the Federal Republic of Germany) with members of the faculty at the portico of CLRI buildings, 1960

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Visiting VIPs

H. E. Theodor Heuss visited the Institute campus in November 1960. His visit has been recorded in the Annual Report of IIT Madras, 1960.

Seen in the photograph are, (first row) Prof. B. Sengupto (Director of IIT Madras), Prof. G. S. Laddha (Director of A. C. Tech.) and H. E. Theodor Heuss at the portico of the CLRI buildings. Also seen in the photograph are, Prof. R. A. Kraus (Special Commissioner for the development of IIT Madras), Prof. D. Venkateswarlu (Warden), Mr. R. Natarajan (Registrar), Mr. Gerhard Fischer (Consul General, Federal Republic of Germany), Prof. Nayudamma (Director of CLRI) and Mr. T. N. Venkataraman (Chief Security Officer, in white uniform, extreme right). The other persons in the photograph are yet to be identified.

Collection:

Central Photographic Section Collection

Album Name:

Visit of the H.E. Theodor Heuss, President of the Federal Republic of Germany, IIT Madras

Photograph ID:

001/0022/IMG_0711_1

Album ID:

0022

Date:

17 November 1960

Place:

Workshop