Father of Engineer: Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya

September 15 is a memorable day in the annals of the engineering fratemity in the country in general and the Institution in particular as on this day 147 years ago, Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya, the towering personality in the history of Indian Engineering, was born. In recognition of his monumental services towards national development and for the cause of engineering, Sir Visvesvaraya was honoured by the country's highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna, in the year 1955.