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.

Comments (Leave a Reply)

Share Your View via Facebook

Modi blames Centre for not paying attention to people's issues

Gujarat Chief Minister Shri Narendra Modi while speaking at the 58th meeting of the National Development Council held at V..
Teesta Setalvad's Trusts violate foreign funding norms

Mumbai, Teesta Setalvad is already infamous and in suspicion for being dishonest with the Muslim witnesses in Gujarat ri..
SIT submits closure report in Zakia Jafri case, sources say no role of Modi

The Supreme Court-appointed special investigation team (SIT) is believed to have given a clean chit to chief minister Na..
India become the world's top arms buyer

New Delhi, (ANI): With the world's largest arms importer on a buying spree, global vendors are lining up their produ..
New satellites to extend China's military reach

China reached a milestone in its drive to master the military use of space with the launch of trials for its Beidou sate..