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[{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1522824209369","data":"Born on September 15, 1861 in Mysore, Visvesvaraya had a privileged upbringing, about as privileged as anyone can get under the yoke of the British empire. His father, a noted Sanskrit scholar, was well respected for his work. After losing his father at a young age, Visvesvaraya went on to study Bachelor of Arts in Central College, Bangalore, before studying Civil Engineering at the prestigious College of Engineering in Pune (which still stands to this day), his legend would only grow from here.  <\/p>1. Change of pace: <\/b><\/p>He did his B.A. from the Madras University in 1881 and then studied civil engineering at the College of Science (College of Engineering), Pune. To go from Arts stream to Engineering, it seems he was born to be an engineer.  <\/b><\/p> <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1522824868855","data":"5ac4773f7fa0a"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1522824465644","data":"2. The spark that lit his career: <\/b> <\/p>After completing his engineering, he got a job in the Public Works Department (PWD) of Bombay. Later he joined the Indian Irrigation Commission where he implemented an extremely intricate system of irrigation in the Deccan area. He built a system to prevent Hyderabad from flooding. We can thank him for that!  <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1522824507557","data":"5ac475c59acad"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1522824536872","data":"3. The Father of State: <\/b> <\/p>He is known as the \u201cFather of modern Mysore state\u201d as he played the key role in the foundation of the Mysore Soap Factory, the Parasitoide laboratory, the Mysore Iron & Steel Works (now known as Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel Limited) in Bhadravathi, the Sri Jayachamarajendra Polytechnic Institute, the Bangalore Agricultural University, the State Bank of Mysore, The Century Club, Mysore Chambers of Commerce and numerous other industrial ventures. <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1522824576597","data":"5ac47611518c0"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1522824612531","data":"4. Double the honour: <\/b> <\/p>M. Visvesvaraya holds the honour of being Knighted by King George V in 1915 and also receiving the Bharat Ratna in 1955. So that's Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya to you. <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1522824750003","data":"5ac476b3ad9cf"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1522824775312","data":"5. In Thy Name: <\/b> <\/p>In honor of Sir Visvesvarayya, a number of educational institutions are currently running in country. Some of them are: Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belgaum, University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering, Bangalore, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (V.N.I.T.), Nagpur.<\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1522824806559","data":"5ac476f46176b"}]

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