Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya was a famous designer and legislator and assumed a key part in working in present-day India. Famous designer and legislator, Sir M. Visvesvaraya was conceived on September 15, 1860, in Muddenahalli town in Karnataka’s Kolar area. He lost his dad, who was a Sanskrit researcher at 15 years old. In the wake of finishing his initial training in Chikkaballapur, He moved to Bangalore for his advanced education.
He joined the Science College in Poona to examine Engineering and was positioned first in the L.C.E. furthermore, the F.C.E. Assessments in 1883. The Government of Bombay instantly extended to him the employment opportunity of an Assistant Engineer at Nasik. During his spell as a designer, he effectively actualized numerous undertakings. He was a lot of work to Krishnaraja Sagar Dam. It is located in Mysore.
Known for his effortlessness, he was delegated as the Dewan by the Maharaja of Mysore in 1912. During his residency as the Dewan of Mysore, he worked tirelessly for the general improvement of the state. Numerous new businesses came up during his residency as the Dewan. These are the Soap Factory, the Chrome Tanning Factory, the Bhadravati Iron, Sandal Oil Factory, Steel Works, and the Metals Factory all these are incorporated.
Sir M. Visvesvaraya, was a researcher, pre-famous specialist, and legislator of India. For this reason, He got Bharat Ratna in 1955. So as to respect the accomplishments of the most powerful designer from the historical backdrop of contemporary India, Engineer’s Day is commended on Sir M. Visvesvaraya’s birthday, 15th September. All through his profession of around 30 years as an architect, 20 years as chairman, and 20 years as counselor and legislator, Sir Visvesvaraya contributed essentially in country building and his designing works have spread the nation over. Sir Visvesvaraya had a style for complex designing and country building. On his Birth anniversary, Engineers and the Engineering communities of India are celebrating ‘National Engineers Day on 15th September. Because, He is the best Indian Engineer, Sir M. Visvesvaraya.
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Awards and Achievements of M. Visvesvaraya:
A portion of the distinctions and research gave on Sir M. Visvesvaraya.
| S.No. | Year | Awards and Achievements |
| 01 | 1904 | Honorary Membership(50 Years) at London Institution of Civil Engineers |
| 02 | 1906 | On his administration, “Kaiser-I-Hind” in Acknowledgement |
| 03 | 1911 | C.I.E – At the Delhi Darbar |
| 04 | 1915 | K.C.I.E – Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire |
| 05 | 1921 | D.Sc. – At Calcutta University |
| 06 | 1931 | LLD – At Bombay University |
| 07 | 1937 | D.Litt – At Benaras Hindu University |
| 08 | 1943 | Selected as an Honorary Life Member of the Indian Institution of Engineers |
| 09 | 1944 | D.Sc. –At Allahabad University |
| 10 | 1948 | Doctorate – LLD., Mysore University |
| 11 | 1953 | D.Litt – Andhra University |
| 12 | 1953 | In the Institute of Town Planners, Awarded the Honorary Fellowship |
| 13 | 1955 | Conferred ‘ BHARATHA RATNA’ |
| 14 | 1958 | He has achieved the ‘Durga Prasad Khaitan Memorial Gold Medal’ at the Royal Asiatic Society Council of Bengal. |
| 15 | 1959 | Fellowship in Bangalore at Indian Institute of Science. |
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