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M. Visvesvaraya

Indian civil engineer, administrator, and former prime minister of Mysore Kingdom

Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya (Moːkśguṇam Viśveśvarayya; 15 September – 12/14 April ),[1][2] also referred to by his initials, MV, was an Indiancivil engineer, administrator, and statesman,[3] who served as the 19th Dewan of Mysore from to [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 [8]

Early life

M.

Mokshagundam visvesvaraya autobiography of a facebook page He held the position of Dewan of Mysore from to , and for his outstanding contribution, he is known as the Father of Modern Mysore. Sir M. Visvesvaraya is known for various outstanding works in engineering and administration, including block systems of irrigation , automated flood gates , and a strategy on economic planning called the Visvesvaraya Plan , to name a few. Engineer's Day is celebrated in India in his honour. Visvesvaraya was born in Muddenahalli village in Karnataka, in a Tamil Brahmin family.

Visvesvaraya was born on 15 September at Muddenahalli, Kingdom of Mysore (in present-day Chikkaballapura district, Karnataka) into a Telugu speaking family of Mokshagundam Srinivasa Shastry and Venkatalakshmi.[9] His ancestors hail from Mokshagundam, a village in present-day Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh, and had migrated to the kingdom years prior to Visvesvaraya's birth.[10][11][12]

Visvesvaraya received his primary education in Bangalore and earned a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree from the University of Madras.

He later studied at the College of Engineering, Pune (then College of Science at the University of Bombay) and graduated as an engineer, receiving Diploma in Civil Engineering (DCE).[13] It was here that he helped found and become a member of the Deccan Club and was its first secretary; he was well-acquainted with the progressives in Pune, including Sir R.

G. Bhandarkar, Gopal Krishna Gokhale, and Justice Mahadev Govind Ranade, who were instrumental in starting the club and were its members.[14][15]

Career

Visvesvaraya began his career by working for the Government of British India, working in Bombay Presidency and other British-held colonies in the Middle East.

He later worked for Hyderabad State. After retirement, he began his administrative and statesmanship career and continued his engineering career in the Kingdom of Mysore.

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    • Engineering career

    Visvesvaraya became an assistant engineer in at the Public Works Department, Bombay, in Bombay Presidency.

    In , Visvesvaraya was invited to join the Indian Irrigation Commission where he implemented an intricate system of irrigation in the Deccan Plateau and designed and patented a system of automatic weir water floodgates that were first installed in at Khadakvasla Dam near Pune.

    These gates raised the storage level in the reservoir to the highest level likely to be attained without causing any damage to the dam. Based on the success of these gates, the same system was installed at Tigra Dam in Gwalior and later at the KRS Dam at Mysore, Karnataka. He later became the chief engineer of the Laxmi Talav Dam near Kolhapur.

    In around /, the Government of British India sent Visvesvaraya to the British Colony of Aden (present-day Yemen), to study water supply and drainage systems. The project prepared by him was successfully implemented in Aden.[16]

    After opting for voluntary retirement in , Visvesvaraya took a foreign tour to study industrialised nations.

    Then, for a short period, he worked for Nizam Osman Ali Khan. He was one of the chief engineers of the flood protection system for the city of Hyderabad[17] who suggested flood relief measures for the city, which was under constant threat by the Musi river. He achieved celebrity status when he designed a flood protection system for the city.

    He was instrumental in developing a system to protect Visakhapatnam port from sea erosion.[18] This dam created the biggest reservoir in Asia at the time of its construction.[19]

    In November , at the invitation of Dewan V.P. Madhava Rao, Visvesvaraya joined as a chief engineer of Mysore State.

    He was the Chief Engineer of the KRS Dam at Mysore. He was also later the chairman of the board of engineers for the Tungabhadra Dam in Hospet, Karnataka.

    Premiership

    In , Visvesvaraya was appointed Dewan of Mysore by Maharaja Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV. He served for nearly seven years until [4] With support from the maharaja, Visvesvaraya contributed to the general development of the Kingdom of Mysore.

    During his premiership as Dewan, Visvesvaraya was responsible for the founding of factories and institutions funded for by the maharaja, including Mysore Soap Factory, Parasitoid Laboratory, Mysore Iron & Steel Works in Bhadravathi, Bangalore Polytechnic (now Sri Jayachamarajendra Polytechnic Bangalore), Bangalore Agricultural University, State Bank of Mysore, Century Club, Mysore Chamber of Commerce (now Federation of Karnataka Chambers of Commerce & Industry), Mysore Apex Chamber of Commerce (now Apex Chamber of Karnataka), and numerous other industrial Bangalore Press was also established during his tenure as Dewan.

    He was also instrumental in the founding of Government Engineering College (now University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering) at Bangalore in , one of the first engineering institutes in India.[20] He commissioned several new railway lines in Mysore Railways (now part of Southwestern Indian Railways).

    Visvesvaraya encouraged private investment in industry during his tenure as Dewan.

    He was instrumental in charting out a plan for road construction between Tirumala and Tirupati.[21][22]

    Visvesvaraya gave his technical advice for the location of Mokama Bridge over the Ganga in Bihar. At the time, he was over 90 years old.[23][24]

    Career timeline

    • Assistant Engineer in Bombay, ; served in Nasik, Khandesh (mainly in Dhule) and Pune
    • Services lent to Municipality of Sukkur, Sind, ; designed and carried out waterworks for the municipality
    • Executive Engineer, Surat,
    • Assistant Superintending Engineer, Pune, –; visited China and Japan,
    • Executive Engineer for Irrigation, Pune,
    • Sanitary Engineer, Bombay, and member, Sanitary Board, ; gave evidence before Indian Irrigation Commission
    • Designed and constructed automatic gates patented by him at Lake Fife Storage Reservoir; introduced a new system of irrigation known as "Block System", ; represented the Bombay Government at Simla Irrigation Commission, ; on special duty,
    • Superintending Engineer, ; visited Egypt, Canada, United States, and Russia,
    • Consulting Engineer to Hyderabad/Nizam State supervised and carried out engineering works on Musi river; Hyderabad floods of
    • Retired from British Service,
    • Chief Engineer and Secretary to Government of Mysore,
    • Dewan of Mysore, Public Works Department and Railway,
    • Board of Directors of Tata Steel, –[25][26][27]

    Awards and honours

    Visvesvaraya was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire (CIE) in by King Edward VII, when he was the Chief Engineer to the Government of Mysore.[6] In , while he was Dewan of Mysore, Visvesvaraya was knighted as a Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (KCIE) by King George V for his contributions to the public good.[7]

    After India attained independence, Visvesvaraya received the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour, in [8] He received an honorary membership from the Institution of Civil Engineers, London,[28][29] a fellowship from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, and several honorary degrees including , LL.D., from eight universities in India.

    He was the president of the session of the Indian Science Congress.

    Recognition

    Visvesvaraya received recognition in many fields, most notably education and engineering. Visvesvaraya Technological University in Belagavi (to which most engineering colleges in Karnataka are affiliated) was named in his honour, as well as prominent colleges like University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering, Bangalore; Sir M.

    Visvesvaraya Institute of Technology, Bangalore; and Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur; Visvesvaraya Hostel, IIT (BHU) Varanasi; Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum, Bangalore.

    The College of Engineering, Pune, his alma mater, erected a statue in Visvesvaraya's honour.[30] Two metro stations in India, one in Bangalore on the Purple Line (Sir M.

    Visveshwaraya Station, Central College), and another one in Delhi on the Pink Line (Sir Vishweshwaraiah Moti Bagh), are named after him.[31] The railway terminal in Baiyyapanahalli at Bangalore is named Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal after him.[32]

    On 15 September , to celebrate his th birth anniversary, Sir Visvesvaraya was honored with a Google Doodle.[33]

    Death

    Visvesvaraya died on 12/14 April , aged

    Visvesvaraya was known for his sincerity, time management and dedication to his cause.

    Visvesvaraya was a strict lacto-vegetarian who never ate meat or eggs.[34] He was also a non-smoker and a teetotaller.[35]

    A very important part of Visvesvaraya's nature was his love for Kannada language. He set up Kannada Parishat for the improvement of Kannada. He wanted seminars for Kannada supporters to be instituted and conducted right in Kannada.[36]

    Memorial at Muddenahalli

    Visvesvaraya National Memorial Trust manages a memorial for Visvesvaraya at his birthplace of Muddenahalli.

    The memorial exhibits his awards, titles and personal belongings, including his living room, spectacles, cups, books and block with which his visiting cards were printed. Models of the Krishna Raja Sagar Dam, which Visvesvaraya designed and supervised the construction of, are exhibited. The memorial is adjacent to his house, which was refurbished and is regarded as a shrine by locals.[37][38]

    Works

    • Visvesvaraya, M (), Reconstructing India, P.

      S. King & son, ltd, OCLC&#;

    • Visvesvaraya, M (), Planned economy for India, Bangalore: Bangalore Press, OCLC&#;
    • Visvesvaraya, M (), Memories of my working life, Bangalore, OCLC&#;: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
    • Visvesvaraya, Mokshagundam (), Unemployment in India; its causes and cure, Bangalore: The Bangalore Press, OCLC&#;
    • Visvesvaraya, Mokshagundam (), Speeches, Bangalore: Govt.

      Press, OCLC&#;

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    Recipients of Bharat Ratna Award

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    • M. S. Subbulakshmi, and C. Subramaniam ()
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