Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya

Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya an Indian civil engineer, administrator, statesman.

Father of Modern Engineering in India.

First Engineer to receive the Bharat Ratna Award.

Founder of Indian printing press company ‘The Bangalore Press’.

Founder of ‘University of Visvesvaraya College of Engineering’ (UVCE).

He served as the 19th Dewan of Kingdom of Mysore, where he played a crucial role in industrial and economic development.

He patented and first installed automatic sluice gates at the Khadakwasla Reservoir.
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