SEPTEMBER 15th IS CELEBRATED AS ENGINEER'S DAY (Celebrated on Sir.M.Vishveswaraih's Birth day i.e.15th Sept).
Engineers Day to commemorate the 150th Birthday of Bharat Ratna Sir M Vishveshwaraiah, IT SHALL BE THE DUTY OF EVERY CITIZEN TO LAUREL A GREAT PERSONALITY & ENGINEER-STATEMAN ON THIS DAY.
Sir M Vishveshwaraiah
Mokshagundam Vishveshwaraiah September 15 1860-April 12 1962 popularly known as Sir MV, was an eminent Indian engineer. He was born to Srinivasa Sastry and Venkachamma in Muddenahalli village, 40 miles from Bangalore. Sir MV went to primary school in Chikballapur and high school in Bangalore. He earned his B.A. at Madras University in 1881 and later civil engineering from College of Science, Pune. His father was a Sanskrit scholar and an authority on Hindu Dharma Sastras(science), besides being an Ayurvedic practitioner.
After joining Public Works Department (PWD) of Bombay he received an invitation to join the Indian Irrigation Commission He then introduced an extremely intricate system of irrigation in the Deccan area. He also designed and patented a system of automatic weir water floodgates. These were installed at the Khadakvasla reservoir at Poona for the first time, in 1903. The use of these gates was to raise the flood supply level of storage in the reservoir to the highest level likely to be attained by its flood, without causing any damage to the dam. Based on the success of these gates, the same was adopted in the Tigra dam in Gwalior and the Krishnarajasagar (KRS) dam in Mysore. The KRS dam across the Cauvery was the biggest reservoir in India at that time. Sir MV was a celebrity when he designed flood protection system to save Hyderabad city from floods.
After taking a voluntary retirement in 1908, he took over as the Dewan of Mysore princely state, thus contribution to the all-round development of the state, with the support of Maharaja Krishnaraja Wodeyar He was instrumental in setting up the 'Govt Engg College' in 1917 in the city of Bangalore, which was later named after him. UVCE (University Vishveshwaraiah College Of Engineering), to this day, remains one of the most reputed institutes of higher learning in the state of Karnataka He also endeavored to promote the Mysore University. He was knighted while he was the Dewan.
He was given the nation's highest honour Bharat Ratna in 1955.
The technical university, Vishweshwaraiah Technological University, Belgaum, to which all the state engineering colleges of the Karnataka state are affiliated, has been named after him.
As part of his birth centenary celebrations, the Vishveshwaraiah Industrial and Technological Museum was set up in Bangalore.
Come up & join hands to make sure that our next generation live in a developed INDIA
who wish to know more about Sir . M . V , can read below contents:
Celebrating the 150th Birth Anniversary of
Sir M.Vishveshwaraiah .......
Presenting a brief profile of the great soul .......
Sir M. Visvesvaraya
Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya, popularly and afectionately known as Sir M.V., was born on September 15 1860 in a village known as Muddenahalli in Chikballapur Taluk, Kolar District. His father died in Kurnool when Visvesvaraya was just 15 years old. Visvevaraya completed his lower secondary schooling in Chikballapur. After schooling he joined Central College in Bangalore for his graduation.
He lead a very simple life. He was a strict vegetarian and a teetotaller. He would go to sleep by 10 P.M. and wake up at 6 A.M. His diet included a very light breakfast, two slices of bread or chappatis,vegetables without spcices, rasam, curds, Nanjangud bannanas for lunch. He was known for his honesty and integrity. Before accepting the position of Dewan of Mysore, he invited all his relatives for dinner. He told them very clearly that he would accept the prestigous office on the condition that none of them would approach him for favours. Such things are unheard of these days.
Some of the job positions he held were
1. Assistant Engineer, Bombay Government Service [in 1884]
2. Chief Engineer, Hyderabad State [he served only for 7 months starting April 15, 1909]
3. Chief Engineer in Mysore State [Nov 15, 1909]. He was also Secretary to the Railways.
4. President of Education and Industrial Development committees in Mysore State
5. Dewan of Mysore. [for six years starting 1912]
6. Chairman, Bhadravati Iron Works
7. Member of the Governing Council of the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
8. Member of the Governing Council of Tata Iron and Steel Company [TISCO]
9. Member of Back Bay enquiry committee, London
10. Member of a committee constituted in 1917 to make recommendations regarding the future of Indian States.
Sir M.V. retired in 1908 and Sri Krishnarajendra Wodeyar, Maharaja of Mysore, was eager to secure the services of Visvesvaraya to serve Mysore. He joined as Chief Engineer in Mysore because he wanted challenging opportunities. Sir M.V. had earned a reputation for his honesty, integrity, ability and intelligence. He had introduced compulsory education in the State which later was embodied as a fundamental right in the Constitution of independent India.
To name few of the many things he was responsible for:
1. Architect of the Krishnarajasagara dam - or KRS or Brindavan gardens (PS: Unfortunately the govt officials of today are busy swallowing money and defaming the beautiful gardens) One of the biggest dams in India which irrigates a hundred and twenty thousand acres of land.
2. Bhadravati Iron and Steel Works - as its Chairman he rescued it from becoming extinct.
3. Mysore Sandal Oil Factory and the Mysore soap factory
4. Mysore University - Sir M.V.'s question was "If Australia and Canada could have universitites of their own for less than a million population, cannot Mysore with a population of not less that 60 lakhs have a University of its own?" (PS: Today more and more colleges are being started, but for a different reason - to make MONEY!)
5. State Bank of Mysore (it was first named The Bank of Mysore)
6. Public libraries in Mysore and Bangalore
7. Encouraging girls to attend school.
8. Mysore Chamber of Commerce
9. Kannada Sahitya Parishad or the Kannada Literary Academy
10. Sri Jayachamarajendra Occupational Institute, Bangalore - funded by the ENTIRE money [Rs 2 lacs] he earned from rescuing Bhadravati Iron Works (Modern Politicians - please learn something from Sir M.V.)
Sir M.V. was never interested in fame or publicity. But they came to him on their own. Every university in India sought him out to confer honoris causa. The univs of Allahabad, Andhra, Bombay, Calcutta, Jadhavpur, Mysore, Patna [not sure if he would want to accept from Patna now!] and Varanasi.
Some of the honours and laurels conferred on Sir M.V.,
1904
Honorary Membership of London Institution of Civil Engineers for an unbroken period of 50 years
1906
"Kaisar-i-Hind" in recognition of his services
1911
C.I.E. (Companion of the Indian Empire) at the Delhi Darbar
1915
K.C.I.E. (Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire)
1921
D.Sc. - Calcutta University
1931
LLD - Bombay University
1937
D.Litt - Benaras Hindu University
1943
Elected as an Honorary Life Member of the Institution of Engineers (India)
1944
D.Sc. - Allahabad University
1948
Doctorate - LLD., Mysore University
1953
D.Litt - Andhra University
1953
Awarded the Honorary Fellowship of the Institute of Town Planners, India
1955
Conferred ' BHARATHA RATNA'(The gem of India), the highest dinstiction of the country
1958
'Durga Prasad Khaitan Memorial Gold Medal' by the Royal Asiatic Society Council of Bengal
1959
Fellowship of the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Sir M.V. belongs to that small band of eminent Indians whose ideas and achievements have been among the truly creative and formative force of modern India. Sir M.V.'s slogan was Industrialize or Perish and Mahatama Gandhiji's view was Industrialize and Perish. In 1921 Gandhiji launched his non-cooperation movement which Sir M.V. did not agree with. Sir M.V. wrote to Gandhiji urging him to be dressed better in view of the upcoming Round Table Conference. Sir M.V. used to be immacaulately dressed.
The centenary of the birth of Sir M.V. was celebrated in Lal Bagh in Bangalore. Prime Minister Nehru flew down to Bangalore by a special plane to honour the greatest son of India. Sri Jayachamaraja Wodiyar presided over the function.
Sir. M.V. died on April 12, 1962 at the age of 102 years, 6 months and 8 days. As per his wish, he was created in his brith place, Muddanahalli.
BIO-DATA OF SIR.M.VISVESVARAYA |
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Honours conferred on Sir.M.V. | ||
1904 | : | Honorary Membership of London Institution of civil Engineers |
1911 | : | C.I.E.,(Companion of the Indian empire) at Delhi Darbar |
1915 | : | K.C.I.E(Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire) |
1921 | : | D.Sc. - Calcutta University |
1931 | : | LL.D.Bombay University. |
1937 | : | D.LITT . Benares Hindu University |
1943 | : | Elected as an Honorary Life Member of the Institution of Engineers(India) |
1944 | : | D.Sc.Allahabad University |
1947 | : | D.Sc.Andhra University |
1948 | : | Doctorate - LL.D.Mysore University |
1953 | : | D.LITT - Andhra University |
1953 | : | Awarded the Honorary Fellowship of the Institute of Town planners, India |
1955 | : | " Bharata Ratna" Award- Government of India |
1958 | : | D.Sc. - Jadhavpur University Calcutta |
1958 | : | Durga Prasad Khaitan Memorial Gold Medal by the Royal Asiatic Society Council of Bengal |
1959 | : | Fellowship of the Indian Institute of Science , Bangalore |
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Sri. M.V.'s Guiding Principles |
Never to use One's Official position to bestow favour on his relatives An ounce of neatness is equal to a ton of efficiency A well dressed person does things in a much better way than a slovenly oneThat a person who is neat in his dress can be clean and straight in his life. Industrialise or perish Always work hard. Always support a worthy cause at any cost. Nature never excuses Lapses. He never tolerated slipshod work! He wanted things to be precise and not vague He was very punctual and expected everybody to be so. He never lost an opportunity to stimulate drive, action, alertness and hustle in everybody who happened to meet him. Five hours for nature, seven for a very busy man and nine means lazy was his rational budget for sleep. Hard work performed in a disciplined manner will in most cases keep the worker fit and also prolong his life. Every man who has become great owes his achievements to incessant toil. The way to build a nation is to build a good citizen. The majority of the Citizens should be efficient of good character and posses a reasonably high sense of duty. Leaders should be truly patriotic and should believe in rectitude of conduct, Men of Merit and capacity should be the criteria for all special jobs and government appointments. Genius is 10% inspiration and 90% perspiration. Standard of efficiency is not determined by what we wish but by what we cannot tolerate In essentials unity, In non essentials liberty, In all things charity. Duty before comfort was his ideal He believed in the famous maxim "Everything worth doing is worth doing well". Seek opportunities for service without waiting for a call. If we are to progress we have to implicitly enforce the American methods of " Hustle" and German methods of hard work. Remember God helps those who help themselves. He did not like to be under any one's obligation He was punctual not only in keeping his engagement but also in all other respects. The note books and pencils were his inseparable companions. He was in a hurry, in a very great hurry to catch up with the progressive countries of the west on at least with Japan the rising sun of the east. Live within your income, have a purpose to give you any pleasure. He has said that it is worth while in life to make a pleasure of duty than a duty of pleasure. |
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