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Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya KCIE (popularly known as Sir MV; 15 September 1860
[1]

14 April 1962
[1]
) was a notable Indian engineer, scholar, statesman and the Diwan of Mysore
during 1912 to 1918. He was 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.
Contents
[hide]
1 Early years
2 Career as an engineer
3 Diwan of Mysore
4 Awards and honours
o 4.1 Recognition
o 4.2 Memorial at Muddenahalli
5 Works
6 See also
7 References
8 External links
Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya was born in 1860 September 15, in a Telugu Brahmin family
[2]
to
Mokshagundam Srinivasa Shastry and Venkatalakshmamma in Muddenahalli village,
[3]
40 miles
from Bangalore, Mysore State (now Karnataka), India. Mokshagundam is a village in Prakasam
District's Cumbum Tahasil (then Kurnool District ) of Andhra Pradesh where the ancestors of
Visvesvarayya emigrated from.
[4]
Visvesvaraya lost his father at the age of 15. He enrolled for
kannada medium primary school in Chikballapur and attended high school in Bangalore. He
earned his Bachelor of Arts from Central College, Bangalore then affiliate of the University of
Madras in 1881 and later studied civil engineering at the prestigious College of Engineering,
Pune.
[5]

Career as an engineer[edit]
Upon graduating as an engineer, Visvesvaraya took up a job with the
Public Works Department (PWD) of Mumbai and was later invited to
join the Indian Irrigation Commission. He implemented an extremely
intricate system of irrigation in the Deccan area. He also designed and
patented a system of automatic weir water floodgates that were first
installed in 1903 at the Khadakvasla Reservoir near Pune. These gates
were employed to raise the flood supply level of storage in the reservoir
to the highest level likely to be attained by a flood without causing any
damage to the dam. Based on the success of these gates, the same system
was installed at the Tigra Dam in Gwalior and the Krishna Raja Sagara
(KRS) Dam in Mandya/ Mysore,Karnataka. In 190607, the
Government of India sent him to Aden to study water supply and
drainage system and the project prepared by him was implemented in
Aden successfully.
[6]
Visvesvaraya achieved celebrity status when he
designed a flood protection system for the city of Hyderabad. He was
instrumental in developing a system to protect Visakhapatnam port from
sea erosion.
[7]
Visvesvaraya supervised the construction of the KRS
Dam across the Kaveri River from concept to inauguration. This dam
created the biggest reservoir in Asia when it was built.
[8]
He was rightly
called the "Father of modern Mysore state" (now Karnataka): During his
period of service with the Government of Mysore state, he was
responsible for the founding of, (under the Patronage of Mysore
Government), the Mysore Soap Factory, the Parasitoide Laboratory, the
Mysore Iron & Steel Works (now known as Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel
Limited) in Bhadravathi, the Sri Jayachamarajendra Polytechnic
Institute, the Bangalore Agricultural University, the State Bank of
Mysore, The Century Club, Mysore Chambers of Commerce and
numerous other industrial ventures. He encouraged private investment in
industry during his tenure as Diwan of Mysore. He was instrumental in
charting out the plan for road construction between Tirumala and
Tirupati. He was known for sincerity, time management and dedication
to a cause.
Career In Brief
Joined service as Assistant Engineer in Bombay, 1884; served in Nasik, Khandesh and
Poona;
services lent to Municipality of Sukkur in Sind, 1894: designed and carried out the water
works of that Municipality, 1895;
Executive Engineer, Surat, 1896;
Assistant Superintending Engineer, Poona, 189799; visited China and Japan, 1898;
Executive Engineer for Irrigation, Poona, 1899;
Sanitary Engineer, Bombay, and Member, Sanitary Board, 1901; gave evidence before
the Indian Irrigation Commission, 1901;
designed and constructed Automatic Gates patented by him at Lake Fife Storage
Reservoir; introduced a new system of irrigation known as the "Block System", 1903;
represented the Bombay Government at the Simla Irrigation Commission, 1904; on
special duty, 1905;
Superintending Engineer, 1907; visited Egypt, Canada. United States of America and
Russia, 1908;
services lent as Special Consulting Engineer, Hyderabad, to supervise and carry out
Engineering works in connection with the Musi floods, 1909;
retired from British service, 1909;
Chief Engineer and Secretary to the Government of Mysore, 1909;
Dewan of Mysore, P. W. and Railway Department, 1913.
Diwan of Mysore[edit]

Bust of Visvesvaraya at JIT
After opting for voluntary retirement in 1908, he took a foreign tour to study industrialised
nations and after, for a short period he worked for the Nizam of Hyderabad, India. He suggested
flood relief measures for Hyderabad town, which was under constant threat of floods by Musi
river. Later, during November 1909, Visvesvaraya was appointed as Chief Engineer of Mysore
State. Further, during the year, 1912, he was appointed as Diwan (First Minister) of the princely
state of Mysore. He was Diwan for 7 years.
With the support of Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV, Maharaja of Mysore, Visvesvaraya made good
contribution as Diwan to the all-round development of Mysore state. Not only the achievements
listed above, but many other industries and public works owe their inception or active nurturing
to him. He was instrumental in the founding of the Government Engineering College at
Bangalore in 1917, one of the first engineering institutes in India. This institution was later
named the University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering after its founder. He also
commissioned several new railway lines in Mysore state.
Awards and honours[edit]

The Bharat Ratna medal

The Knight Commander of The Indian Empire medal
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
[Link]., LL.D., [Link]. 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.

Recognition[edit]
Visvesvaraya has received recognition in various fields, most notably the education sector and
the engineering sector. Visvesvaraya Technological University which is based in Belgaum, the
University to which most engineering colleges in Karnataka are affiliated to, has been 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. College of Engineering, Pune, his alma mater, has erected a
statue in his honor.
[13]
The Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum, a museum in
Bangalore is named in his honor.
Memorial at Muddenahalli[edit]

The Samadhi of Sir M.V. at Muddenahalli
The Visvesvaraya National Memorial Trust manages a memorial of Visvesvaraya at his
birthplace Muddenahalli. The memorial exhibits his awards, titles and personal belongings,
including his living room, spectacles, cups, his copy of the Webster's dictionary, and a block
with which his visiting cards were printed. Models of the Krishna Raja Sagar dam, which
Visvesvaraya designed and supervised the construction of, are also exhibited. The memorial is
located adjacent to his house, which was refurbished and regarded as a temple by the locals.
[14][15]

Works[edit]
Visvesvaraya, M (1920), Reconstructing India, P. S. King & son, ltd, OCLC 2430680
Visvesvaraya, M (1936), Planned economy for India, Bangalore: Bangalore Press, OCLC 19373044
Visvesvaraya, M (1951), Memories of my working life, Bangalore, OCLC 6459729
Visvesvaraya, M (1932), Unemployment in India; its causes and cure, Bangalore: The Bangalore
Press, OCLC 14348788
Visvesvaraya, M (1917), Speeches, Bangalore: Govt. Press, OCLC 6258388
A Brief Memoir of my complete working life, Government Press, Bangalore, 1959