Engineer's Day: A Tribute to Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya

Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya born on 15th September 1860 in Muddenahalli, Chikkaballapura District, Karnataka. Sir M Vishweshwaraya father is Srinivasa Sastry and mother Venkachamma. Sir M Vishweshwaraya is an eminent Indian engineer and statesman. Today 15th September we observer his Sir M Visvesvaraya birthday as Engineers Day in India.. Sir M Vishweshwaraya is a graduating as an civil engineer. Visvesvaraya Joined PWD department of Bombay (now its known as Maharashtra state). Visvesvaraya was a genius, he invented Block System the automatic doors which he devised to stop wasteful overflow of water. Sir Visvesvaraya builted many dams in maharashtra state. He was designed and patented a system of automatic weir water floodgates which were first installed in 1903 at the Khadakvasla reservoir, Pune. He worked as a chief engineer during construction of Krishna Raja Sagara Dam on the Kaveri River in Mandya. He became the President of All India Manufacturers Association.Sir Visvesvaraya was the maker of modern mysore.

Some of the awards and honours of Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya are:

• 1959: Fellowship of the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
• 1958: 'Durga Prasad Khaitan Memorial Gold Medal' by the Royal Asiatic Society Council of Bengal
• 1955: Conferred ' BHARATHA RATNA'
• 1953: Awarded the Honorary Fellowship of the Institute of Town Planners, India
• 1953: D.Litt - Andhra University
• 1948: Doctorate - LLD, Mysore University
• 1944: D.Sc. - Allahabad University
• 1943: Elected as an Honorary Life Member of the Institution of Engineers (India)
• 1937: D.Litt - Benaras Hindu University
• 1931: LLD - Bombay University
• 1921: D.Sc. - Calcutta University
• 1915: K.C.I.E. (Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire)
• 1911: C.I.E. (Companion of the Indian Empire) at the Delhi Darbar
• 1906: "Kaisar-i-Hind" in recognition of his services
• 1904: Honorary Membership of London Institution of Civil Engineers for an unbroken period of 50 years.