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with which his visiting cards were printed. Models of the Krishna Raja Sagar Dam, which Visvesvaraya designed and supervised the construction of, are exhibited. The memorial is adjacent to his house, which was refurbished and is regarded as a shrine by locals.
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Designed and constructed automatic gates patented by him at Lake Fife Storage Reservoir; introduced a new system of irrigation known as "Block System", 1903; represented the Bombay Government at Simla Irrigation Commission, 1904; on special duty,
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Visvesvaraya National Memorial Trust manages a memorial for Visvesvaraya at his birthplace of Muddenahalli. The memorial exhibits his awards, titles and personal belongings, including his living room, spectacles, cups, books and
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language. He set up Kannada Parishat for the improvement of Kannada. He wanted seminars for Kannada supporters to be instituted and conducted right in Kannada.
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After opting for voluntary retirement in 1908, Visvesvaraya took a foreign tour to study industrialised nations. Then, for a short period, he worked for Nizam
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Visvesvaraya encouraged private investment in industry during his tenure as Dewan. He was instrumental in charting out a plan for road construction between
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During his premiership as Dewan, Visvesvaraya was responsible for the founding of factories and institutions funded for by the maharaja, including
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in Belagavi (to which most engineering colleges in Karnataka are affiliated) was named in his honour, as well as prominent colleges like
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In 1899, Visvesvaraya was invited to join the Indian Irrigation Commission where he implemented an intricate system of irrigation in the
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speaking family of Mokshagundam Srinivasa Shastry and Venkatalakshmi. His ancestors hail from Mokshagundam, a village in present-day
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Visvesvaraya is regarded in India as one of the foremost civil engineers whose birthday, 15 September, is celebrated every year as
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Consulting Engineer to Hyderabad/Nizam State supervised and carried out engineering works on Musi river; Hyderabad floods of 1909
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The Indian Press: A Collection of Papers Presented at the Fourth Annual Conference of the Institute, Mysore, 1966
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Visvesvaraya was known for his sincerity, time management and dedication to his cause. Visvesvaraya was a strict
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and later knighted KCIE. For his services to the Kingdom of Mysore and the Republic of India, he was awarded the
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Sanitary Engineer, Bombay, and member, Sanitary Board, 1901; gave evidence before Indian Irrigation Commission
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Services lent to Municipality of Sukkur, Sind, 1894; designed and carried out waterworks for the municipality
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and designed and patented a system of automatic weir water floodgates that were first installed in 1903 at
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in 1917, one of the first engineering institutes in India. He commissioned several new railway lines in
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On 15 September 2018, to celebrate his 157th birth anniversary, Sir Visvesvaraya was honored with a
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was also established during his tenure as Dewan. He was also instrumental in the founding of
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Visvesvaraya received recognition in many fields, most notably education and engineering.
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who suggested flood relief measures for the city, which was under constant threat by the
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from eight universities in India. He was the president of the 1923 session of the
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Visvesvaraya became an assistant engineer in 1885 at the Public Works Department,
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Indian civil engineer, administrator, and former prime minister of Mysore Kingdom
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Sen, Siba Pada; India), Institute of Historical Studies (Kolkata (1967).
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who never ate meat or eggs. He was also a non-smoker and a teetotaller.
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port from sea erosion. This dam created the biggest reservoir in
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A very important part of Visvesvaraya's nature was his love for
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Visvesvaraya worked as a civil engineer for the government of
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language newspaper, he is also the most popular figure in the
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New Book on Bharatha Rathna: Dr. M. Visvesvaraya's Biography
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Assistant Superintending Engineer, Pune, 1897–1899; visited
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Visvesvaraya gave his technical advice for the location of
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Dewan of Mysore, Public Works Department and Railway, 1913
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Chief Engineer and Secretary to Government of Mysore, 1909
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and earned a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree from the
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Knights Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
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Visveshwaraya Station, Central College 799:Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology 668:Executive Engineer for Irrigation, Pune, 1899 522:, Visvesvaraya joined as a chief engineer of 518:In November 1909, at the invitation of Dewan 1435: 1002: 984: 952: 934: 916: 1066:"Complete biography of Dr. M. Visvesvaraya" 896: 795:Sir M. Visvesvaraya Institute of Technology 2123: 2109: 2093: 1988:"MV memorabilia give glimpses of a genius" 1220:. Ministry of Home affairs. Archived from 988:Unemployment in India; its causes and cure 976:: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( 742:for his contributions to the public good. 56: 1620: 1147: 761:, and several honorary degrees including 627:. 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Index

Visvesvaraya
Sir
KCIE
FASc

Dewan of Mysore
Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV
T. Ananda Rao
M. Kantaraj Urs
Muddenahalli
Kingdom of Mysore
British India
Bangalore
Mysore State
Karnataka
Alma mater
Central College, Bangalore
College of Engineering, Pune
University of Madras
University of Bombay
Bharat Ratna
KCIE
FASc
Indian
civil engineer
Dewan of Mysore
Engineer's Day
Sri Lanka
Tanzania
Mysore

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