PM remembers Visvesvaraya on Engineer s Day
Friday - September 15, 2017 1:44 pm ,
Category : INDIA
PM remembers Visvesvaraya on Engineer s Day
New Delhi Sep 15 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid tributes to engineer and scholar M. Visvesvaraya on his birth anniversary -- celebrated as Engineer s Day in India.
"Tributes to Bharat Ratna M. Visvesvaraya on his birth anniversary. An exemplary engineer himself he is a source of immense inspiration " Modi tweeted.
"I salute all engineers on Engineers Day and appreciate their paramount role in the development of our nation " he said.
Visvesvaraya was the Diwan of Mysore from 1912 to 1918. He was given Bharat Ratna India s highest civilian honour in 1955.
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