Sir M. Visvesvaraya
Sir M. Visvesvaraya

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Sir M. Visvesvaraya
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15 September 2010
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500
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Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya , KCIE (15 September 1860[1] – 14 April 1962), popularly known as Sir MV, was a notable Indian engineer, scholar, statesman and the Diwan of Mysore from 1912 to 1918. He is a recipient of the Indian Republic's highest honour, the Bharat Ratna, in 1955. He was knighted as a Knight Commander of the Indian Empire (KCIE) by King George V for his contributions to the public good. Every year, 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 the chief designer of the flood protection system for the city of Hyderabad in Telangana, as well as the chief engineer responsible for the construction of the Krishna Raja Sagara dam in Mandya.

Visvesvaraya was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire (CIE) in 1911.[9] In 1915, while he was the Diwan of Mysore, Visvesvaraya was knighted as a Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (KCIE) by the British for his myriad contributions to the public good.[10] After India attained independence, he was awarded with the nation's highest honour, the Bharat Ratna, in 1955.[11] He was feted with honorary membership of the international Institution of Civil Engineers (based in London) and a fellowship of the Indian Institute of Science (based in Bangalore). He was awarded several honorary doctoral degrees like D.Sc., LL.D., D.Litt. from eight universities in India. He was president of the 1923 Session of the Indian Science Congress. Sir M.V. was awarded honorary Membership of London Institution of Civil Engineers for an unbroken 50 years.[12] He was the most popular person from Karnataka, in a newspaper survey conducted by Prajavani.

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