Taking note of how important engineers are for the growth of nations, countries around the world celebrate the Engineer’s Day. While Russia celebrates it on December 22, Mexico on July 1 and Italy on June 15, India has marked September 15 as the National Engineer’s Day. A Bharat Ratna awardee, Visvesvaraya had studied Bachelor of Arts (BA) from the University of Madras and pursued civil engineering at College of Science in Pune. Visvesvaraya was not only known for his contributions in the field of engineering but was also called the “ precursor of economic planning in India”, according to the Institution of Engineers India (IEI). His memorial stands at Muddenahalli, which is managed by the Visvesvaraya National Memorial Trust as his name lives on through various universities including Visvesvaraya Technological University in Belagavi.

Source: Indian Express September 15, 2017 03:45 UTC