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Reconstructing India

Book by M. Visvesvaraya

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It is the spirit and intention of the Act to prepare the country for full responsible government, and it should certainly be the endeavour of the people to remove at once every stumbling block from their path and to take the most complete advantage of this new opportunity.

About the Author

Sir M. (Mokshagundam) Visvesvaraya KCIE FASc, more commonly known as Sir MV (15 September 1860 – 14 April 1962), was an Indian civil engineer, statesman and the 19th Diwan of Mysore, serving from 1912 to 1919.He pursued his degree from one of the best (at that time) and the 3rd oldest engineering college in Asia, College of Engineering, Pune. He received India's highest honour, the Bharat Ratna, in 1955. He was knighted as a Knight Commander of the British Indian Empire (KCIE) by King George V for his contributions to the public good. His birthday, 15 September, is celebrated as Engineers' Day in India, Sri Lanka and Tanzania in his memory. He was the Chief Engineer of Krishna Raja Sagara dam in the north-west suburb of Mysuru city, and also served as one of the Chief Engineers of the flood protection system for the city of Hyderabad.

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