The birthday of civil engineer and Bharat Ratna awardee Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya is celebrated as Engineer’s Day in India on September 15. The day is observed to pay tribute to Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya and highlight his contribution to the field of engineering. On this Engineer’s Day, let us look at some of the most magnificent engineering marvels in India.
In recent years, India has witnessed a lot of architectural and technological advancement. Thanks to the hands and minds responsible for the progress, the country now has plenty of engineering marvels along with the historical monuments and forts it already possessed. Have a look at some of the recent engineering wonders.
Engineer’s Day: India celebrates Sir M Visvesvaraya’s birthday, all you need to know about the greatest engineer
Engineer’s Day: India celebrates Sir M Visvesvaraya’s birthday, all you need to know about the greatest engineer
Engineer’s Day: India celebrates Sir M Visvesvaraya’s birthday, all you need to know about the greatest engineer
This year marks the 160th birth anniversary of Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya who was born on September 15, 1861, in the Muddenahalli village of Karnataka.
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Engineer’s day: Every year on September 15, India along with Sri Lanka and Tanzania celebrate National Engineer’s day to recognise and honour the achievements of the great engineer Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya. The day is observed to commemorate the great work of engineers and to encourage them for improvement and innovation.
This year marks the 160th birth anniversary of M Visvesvaraya who was born on September 15, 1861, in the Muddenahalli village of Karnataka. He completed his school education in his hometown and later went to study Bachelor of Arts (BA) from the University of Madras. However, he changed his career path after graduating and pursued civil engineering at the College of Science in Pune.
Popularly known as Sir MV, Visvesvaraya undertook many complex projects and delivered remarkable infrastructural results during his career. He patented and installed an irrigation system with water floodgates at the Khadakvasla reservoir near Pune to raise the food supply level and storage to the highest levels know as ‘block system’ in 1903.
This was also installed at Gwalior’s Tigra Dam and Mysuru’s Krishnaraja Sagara (KRS) dam, the latter of which created one of the largest reservoirs in Asia at the time.
An expert in irrigation techniques and flood disaster management, Sir MV was not just a great civil engineer but also served as the 19th Diwan of Mysore from 1912 to 1919. While serving as the Diwan of Mysore, in 1915 he was awarded ‘Knight’ as a commander of the British Indian Empire by King George V.
Apart from his engineering accolades, he played an instrumental role in imparting awareness about engineering discipline and also played an important role in the foundation of Government Engineering College at Bangalore in 1917. The college was later renamed after him as University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering (UVCE).For his contribution to the building of India, the government awarded him with India’s highest honor ‘Bharat Ratna’ in 1955.
In 2018, Google launched a Doodle on his birthday to celebrate his genius works whose endeavors led to the Tata Steel engineers invent an armored vehicle that was used in WWII and could withstand bullets. Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya passed away in 1962 but his achievements and contributions are celebrated till date.
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