Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya Biography
మోక్షగుండం
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Sir Mokshagundam Vishveshwarayya (15
September 1860 to 12 April 1962), often
referred by his initials, MV, was the first Indian civil engineer, statesman
and the 19th Diwan of Mysore, serving from 1912 to 1918.
He started his primary education in
Bangalore, received his BSc degree from the University of Madras, and then DCE
(Diploma in Civil Engineering) from the University of Bombay through its
affiliated institution and 3rd oldest Engineering College in Asia, College of
Engineering, Pune. He received India's highest honour, the Bharat Ratna, in
1955.
He was knighted as a Knight Commander of
the British Indian Empire (KCIE) by King George V for his contributions to the
public good. His birthday, 15th September, is celebrated as Engineers' Day in
India, Sri Lanka and Tanzania in his memory. He was the Chief Engineer of
Krishna Raja Sagara dam in the north-west suburb of Mysuru city, Laxmi Talav
Dam near Kolhapur in south-west Maharashtra, and also served as one of the
Chief Engineers of the flood protection system for the city of Hyderabad.
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