M. Visvesvaraya

Sir
M. Visvesvaraya
KCIE, FASc
Visvesvaraya in his 40s
19th Dewan of Mysore
In office
1912–1918
MonarchKrishna Raja Wadiyar IV
Preceded byT. Ananda Rao
Succeeded byM. Kantaraj Urs
Personal details
Born
Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya

15 September 1861
Muddenahalli, Kingdom of Mysore, British India
Died12/14 April 1962 (aged 100)
Bangalore, Mysore State, India
(present-day Karnataka, India)
NationalityBritish India (1861-1947)
India (1947-1962)
Alma mater
ProfessionCivil engineer and statesman
AwardsBharat Ratna (1955)

Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya KCIE, FASc (Moːkśguṇam Viśveśvarayya; 15 September 1861 – 12/14 April 1962),[1][2] also referred to by his initials, MV, was an Indian civil engineer, administrator, and statesman,[3] who served as the 19th Dewan of Mysore from 1912 to 1918.[4]

Visvesvaraya is regarded in India as one of the foremost civil engineers whose birthday, 15 September, is celebrated every year as Engineer's Day in India, Sri Lanka, and Tanzania. He is also often regarded as "the maker of modern Mysore".[5] According to Prajavani, a Kannada language newspaper, he is also the most popular figure in the southern Indian state of Karnataka.

Visvesvaraya worked as a civil engineer for the government of British India and later as Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Mysore. For his services to British India, he was appointed CIE[6] and later knighted KCIE.[7] For his services to the Kingdom of Mysore and the Republic of India, he was awarded the Bharata Ratna by Government of India in 1955.[8]

  1. ^ Mudde, Raggi (10 December 2016). "Sir M Visvesvaraya – An Excellent Statesman and Eminent Engineer". Karnataka.com. Archived from the original on 1 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Complete biography of Dr. M. Visvesvaraya". PreserveArticles.com: Preserving Your Articles for Eternity. 30 April 2011. Archived from the original on 14 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Opinion An unsentimental man of action". 14 September 2018. Archived from the original on 14 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Diwans take over". The Hindu. 15 August 2002. Archived from the original on 22 June 2003.
  5. ^ Sen, Siba Pada; India), Institute of Historical Studies (Kolkata (1967). The Indian Press: A Collection of Papers Presented at the Fourth Annual Conference of the Institute, Mysore, 1966. Institute of Historical Studies.
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