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For his contributions to the public goodness, he was bestowed as knight commander, by king george v, during the british indian empire. He was appointed as the chief engineer of mysore state in 1909. He received indias highest honour, bharat ratna, in 1955. The national kannada education society nkes which runs the nkes group of institutes including svims sir visvesvaraya institute of management studies was founded in the year 1939 at the behest of bharat ratna sir visvesvaraya a great engineer statesman and scholar. Sir m vishweshwaraiah june 26, 2015 there have been many writings on sir m visvesvaraya on his achievements as an engineer, a statesman and. Visvesvaraya was born on september 15, 1860 in muddenahalli. Then he opened one of them and pointed exactly to the detail under discussion on that page. Rangathan who serves as the chairman of compassites india pvt ltd apart from many other interesting and exciting projects he. Sir m visvesvarayasir mokshagundam visveswaraiah kcie, popularly known as sir mv. Sir m visvesvaraya co operative bank limited fixed deposit. Visvesvaraya, is one of the bestplanned layouts in asia.
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Sir m visvesvaraya the role model for engineers my thoughts. It was one of first planned neighbourhoods in bangalore and, at the time, the largest in asia. The initial m stands for mokshagundam his familys native village in andhra pradesh. Visvesvaraya called a servant and, pointing to a bookshelf, said, bring the three or four books. I always wanted to know more about sir m visveswaraiah who was one of the greatest engineers of the last century. Visvesvaraya called a servant and, pointing to a bookshelf, said, bring the three or four books in the middle of the third row. Sir m v was conferred bharat ratna, at the age of 95 years, on 7 th september 1955 at rashtrapati bhavan, new delhi. Sir m visvesvaraya institute of technology approved by. Visvesvaraya is known to have designed and planned the entire area of jayanagar in south bangalore. Reminiscence of the engineerstatesman sir m visvesvaraya. He has written a book memoirs of my working life, describing about his engagements since his first job till 1950s. Every year, 15th september is celebrated as the engineers day in india in memory of sir mvs birthday. The year 2018 marks the 51st anniversary of the engineers day in india and the 158th birth anniversary of sir. It once was a beautiful sight but today is a dirty, foulsmelling spot.
I walked my way to good health he said this at the age of 102, quoted in our leaders. His father srinivasa sastry was a sanskrit scholar and ayurvedic practitioner. Sir m vishweshwaraiah sports club iti layout, bangalore, india 560072 rated 4. Visveswaraya published many short books on rural development, industrialization, state planning, and nationbuilding. Sir m vishweshwaraiah june 26, 2015 there have been many writings on sir m visvesvaraya on his achievements as an engineer, a statesman and an able administrator of the erstwhile mysore state. It was founded by sri krishnadevaraya educational trust sri ket. Sir m visvesvaraya would undoubtedly be on the top of the list.
Though written in a rather dry style, its to the point and gives a. Sir m visvesvaraya institute of technology mvit, krishnadeveraya nagar, hunasamaranahalli, international airport road, viayelahanka, bangalore562 157 phone. Sir mokshagundam visvesvaraya is indias legendary engineer and karmayogi whose birthday is celebrated across the country on 15 september. V, was born in muddenahalli village in the kolar district karnataka, on the 15 september 1861. Born in a poor family in muddenahalli of karnataka erstwhile mysore state on 15sep1860, sir mv went to bangalore for higher education. Sir m visvesvaraya institute of technology sir mvit. His father was srinivasa sastry and his mother venkachamma. Sir mokshagundam visvesvaraya was an eminent engineer and statesman and played a key role in building of modern india. Vishweshwaraiah is called the maker of modern mysore. Buy sir m vishweshwaraiah jeevana charitre male book. Rangathan who serves as the chairman of compassites india pvt ltd apart from many other interesting and exciting projects he is involved with.
The engineer to remember remember, your work may be only to sweep a railway crossing, but it is your duty to keep it so clean that no other crossing in the world is as clean as yours. The institute is affiliated to visvesvaraya technological university and approved by all india council for technical education, new delhi. Sir mokshagundam visvesvaraya institute of technology commonly referred to as sir mvit,bangalore was established in 1986 is an institute of repute in the state of karnataka. Visvesvarayas memoirs and a few other authoritative books mentioned in the bibliography and. Early life and education 18601883 15 september 1860 born in muddenahalli village near chikkaballapur, karnataka. Buy bharatharathna sir m visvesvaraya online, free home delivery. Placement sir m visvesvaraya institute of technology.
Sep 14, 2018 releasing the story on world engineers day 15th september the birth anniversary of sir m. Visvesvaraya was born on september 15, 1860 in muddenahalli village in the kolar district of the erstwhile princely state of mysore present day karnataka. Sir m visvesvaraya, popularly known as sir mv, was an engineer, statesman, and scholar. Perfectly honest and devoted to his work, he set new standards of efficiency. He was also a renowned statesman occupying the prestigious post of diwan of mysore chief minister of mysore in the princely state of mysore from 1912 to 1918. Sir mv is considered the father of modern mysore state. Sep 26, 2015 achievements of the legendary engineers. Fifty years after he had tamed river moosa, at the age of 97, there was a discussion about the river with certain others where some references were made to some intricate details. Visvesvarayya learnt from them, respect for the culture and the traditions of the land. His famous books like reconstructing india, bharat ratna sir m. As an engineer, he was instrumental in the construction of dams, reservoirs and hydro.
Yes there are lots more of hidden facts about sir m v waiting for you at the exhibition named sir mokshagundam visveswarayathe legendary nation builder at visvesvaraya industrial and. Krishnaraja wodeyar iv appointed him as the dewan of mysore in 1912. M vishweshwarayya 18601962 is the architect of modern karnataka. He was a recipient of the 1955 bharat ratna, indias topmost civilian award. Visvesvaraya 37 irrigation and power the efforts of visvesvaraya to utilise the waters of the cauvery river are as notable as his efforts to utilise the iron ore deposits around bhadravathi described above. The amount of fd, interest rate, deposit tenure and compounding frequency of interest together determine the maturity amount of the fd at the.
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M vishweshwaraiah amazing facts about sir m vishweshwaraiah. Sir mokshagundam visvesvaraya kcie fasc also spelled as sir mokshagondam visweswarayya, popularly known as sir mv 15 september 1861 12 april 1962 was an indian civil engineer and statesman and the 19th diwan of mysore, who served from 1912 to 1919. Visvesvarayas statue mokshagundam vishveshwariah 15 september 1860 14 april 1962, popularly known as sir mv, was a preeminent civil engineer and scholar. As the diwan of mysore, he built a number of dams including the mv dam in melinajuganahalli. Sir m visvesvarayas glorious tenure was cut short by sour developments. Why celebrate sir m visvesvarayas birthday as engineers. Even at the age of 102 he said this as quoted in our leaders.
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