Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today paid his humble tributes to legendary engineer Bharat Ratna M. Visvesvaraya on his birth anniversary, celebrated as #EngineersDay.
In a Twitter post, Naveen said that Visvesvaraya was one of the greatest nation-builders & played key role in building many engineering marvels. His ideals inspire our engineers to build a modern nation.
Tributes to legendary engineer Bharat Ratna M. #Visvesvaraya on his birth anniversary, celebrated as #EngineersDay. He was one of the greatest nation-builders & played key role in building many engineering marvels. May his ideals inspire our engineers to build a modern nation. pic.twitter.com/oqcORnJymu
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) September 15, 2021
Every year September 15 is celebrated as Engineers’ Day in India to commemorate one of India’s finest engineers, Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya. M Visvesvaraya is considered one of the foremost nation-builders, creating marvels upon which modern India was built.
He was referred as the ‘precursor of economic planning in India’, according to the Institution of Engineers India (IEI).
M Visvesvaraya is also known as ‘VM Sir’ due to his various contributions to the field of engineering and being a pioneer of education.
Comments are closed.