| Name(s) |
MOKSHAGUNDAM
VISVESVARAYYA |
| Date of
Birth |
September 15, 1861
– Chikballapur, Mysore, Karnataka, India.
This day is observed as ENGINEER's DAY in
India. |
| Date of
Death |
April 12, 1962
– Bangalore, Karnataka, India. |
|
Identity |
Indian Engineer,
Scholar and Statesman. |
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Date-wise Events / Works |
- 1912 to 1918:
Diwan of Mysore.
- 1923:
He was president of the 1923 Session of the
Indian Science Congress.
- 1955: He was decorated with
BHARAT RATNA, the highest civilian award
from Govt. of India.
- September 15, Every year: The
date of his birth, is celebrated as Engineer's Day
in India in his memory.
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Other Events &
Developments |
- A Great Engineer and Statesman of India
- His title KCIE stands for Knight Commander,
one of the three most eminent Orders of chivalry founded by Queen
Victoria in 1878. He was knighted as a Commander of the British
Indian Empire by King George V for his myriad contributions to the
public good.
- He was the chief designer of the flood
protection system for the city of Hyderabad
- His date of his birth, September 15, is
celebrated as Engineer's Day in India
- He was knighted as a Commander of the
British Indian Empire by King George V for his myriad contributions
to the public good.
- He was the chief engineer responsible for
the construction of the Krishna Raja Sagara dam in Mysore.
- His father was a Sanskrit scholar and an
authority on Hindu Dharmashastras (theology), besides being an
Ayurvedic practitioner.
- He was honoured with honorary membership of
the international Institution of Civil Engineers (based in London)
and a fellowship of the Indian Institute of Science (based in
Bangalore).
- He was awarded several honorary doctoral
degrees like D.Sc., LL.D., D.Litt. from eight universities in India.
- He was awarded honorary Membership of London
Institution of Civil Engineers for an unbroken 50 years.
- He was adjudged the most popular person from
Karnataka, in a newspaper survey conducted by Prajavani.
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