Mokshagundam vishweshwaraiah biography definition

Mokshagundam Visvesvarayya Biography

Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya was born on 15^th September 1860 at Muddenahalli, Karnataka. His Parents are Srinivas Sastry and Venkachamma.

He was a popular Indian engineer, scholar, and statesman. He finished his primary school at Chikkaballapur and high school in Bangalore. In 1881, he completed his degree from Madras University and he finished his civil engineering at the College of Science, Pune.

He was the first person to receive the Bharat Ratna in the year 1955.

Mokshagundam vishweshwaraiah biography definition

For his contribution to the public goodness, he was also knighted as a Commander of the Indian Empire by King George V. His birth date is celebrated as the Engineer’s Day every year in India in his memory.

After completing his graduation as an engineer, he joined to work for the Public Works Department (PWD) of Bombay.

Later he joined the Indian Irrigation Commission. He started an elaborate system of irrigation in the Deccan area. He desig