M. Visvesvaraya
Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya (Moːkśguṇam Viśveśvarayya) KCIE, FASc (15 September 1861 – 12/14 April 1962), also referred to by his initials, MV, was an Indian civil engineer, administrator, and statesman, who served as the 19th Dewan of Mysore from 1912 to 1918.
M. Visvesvaraya | |
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Visvesvaraya in his 40s | |
| 19th Dewan of Mysore | |
| In office 1912–1918 | |
| Monarch | Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV |
| Preceded by | T. Ananda Rao |
| Succeeded by | M. Kantaraj Urs |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya 15 September 1861 Muddenahalli, Kingdom of Mysore, British India |
| Died | 12/14 April 1962 (aged 100) Bangalore, Mysore State, India (present-day Karnataka, India) |
| Nationality | British India (1861-1947) India (1947-1962) |
| Alma mater | |
| Profession | Civil engineer and statesman |
| Awards | Bharat Ratna (1955) |
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". 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 and later knighted KCIE. For his services to the Kingdom of Mysore and the Republic of India, he was awarded the Bharata Ratna by Government of India in 1955.