Bharat Ratna Shri Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya : 15 Sep Engineer's Day - IBTL

Bharat Ratna Shri Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya : 15 Sep Engineer's Day

Sep 14, 2012 :

Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya (15 Sep 1861 - 14 April 1962) was an eminent Indian engineer and statesman born in Muddenahalli in Chikballapur District of Karnataka State. He is a recipient of the Indian republic's highest honour, the Bharat Ratna, in 1955. He was also knighted by the British for his myriad contributions to the public good. Every year, 15 September is celebrated as the Engineer's Day in India in his memory and is a public holiday in some places, especially his birth state Karnataka.

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