Sir M. Visveshwarya
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Bharat Ratna Sir M. Visvesvaraya KCIE |
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Sir M. Visvesvaraya in his 30s
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| 19th Diwan of the Mysore Kingdom | |
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In office 1912–1918 |
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| Monarch | Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV |
| Preceded by | T. Ananda Rao |
| Succeeded by | M. Kantaraj Urs |
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15 September 1861 Muddenahalli, Chikkaballapura, Kingdom of Mysore (now Karnataka), British India |
| Died | 12 April 1962 (aged 100) Bangalore, Karnataka, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | College of Engineering Pune |
| Profession | Civil Engineer |
Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya, KCIE (popularly known as Sir MV; 15 September 1861 – 12 April 1962) was an Indian engineer, scholar, statesman and Diwan of Mysore from 1912 to 1918. 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. 15 September is celebrated as Engineer's Day in India in his memory. He is held in high regard as a pre-eminent Engineer of India. He was chief engineer responsible for the construction of the Krishna Raja Sagara dam in Mandya district and chief engineer of the flood protection system for the city of Hyderabad.
Er.Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya was born on 15 September 1861 to a Telugu Brahmin family, to Mokshagundam Srinivasa Shastry and Venkatalakshmamma in Muddenahalli village, Chikkaballapura District (bifurcated from Kolar District), Mysore State (now Karnataka), India. His father was a noted Sanskrit scholar.
His ancestors hailed from a small village named "Mokshagundam". It is between Giddalur and Podili towns on State Highway 53 (Andhra Pradesh) in Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh.
Er.Visvesvaraya lost his father at the age of 12. He enrolled for the primary school in Chickballapur and attended high school in Bangalore. He received a BA degree from Central College, Bangalore, (then an affiliate of the University of Madras) in 1881 and later studied at College of Engineering, Pune. He received LCE (Licenciate in Civil Engineering) equal to DCE (Diploma in Civil Engineering) from University of Bombay to which college was affiliated.
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