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100 _aRamnath, Aparajith
245 _aEngineering a nation :
_bthe life and career of M. Visvesvaraya
_cby Aparajith Ramnath
260 _aGurugram :
_bPenguin,
_c©2024
300 _axxvi, 737 p. :
_bcol. ill. ;
_c24 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index (Page 539-737).
505 _tPART I: Becoming an Engineer 1. From Halli to Nagara 2. Becoming an Engineer 3. Becoming an Officer 4. Poona Circles 5. Transforming Irrigation in the Decan 6. Poona's All-Rounder 7. In the land of the Nizams
505 _tPART II: Becoming a Statesman 8. 'The Land of Your Birth' 9. Reservoir of Hopes 10. At the Helm 11. From Universal Education to University 12. Manufactured in Mysore 13. A Dewan at Work
505 _tPART III: On the National Stage 14. Setting Sail 15. Among the Politicians 16. Critics, and Bhadravati 17. Reclaiming the Metropolis 18. Constitutional Adventures 19. An Engineer among the Economists 20. Rivers Gear 21. The Motor of Progress 22. Mentor to Manufacturers 23. An Ageing Gadfly in the New India
520 _aMokshagundam Visvesvaraya (1861–1962) was arguably the most famous Indian engineer of the twentieth century. And yet he was also much more. To this day, much in India bears the imprint of Visvesvaraya’s work—not only as civil engineer, but also as public administrator, constitutional analyst and development thinker. Sugarcane farmers in Maharashtra and Karnataka, picknickers in the Brindavan Gardens alongside the Krishnarajasagara dam near Mysore, and city dwellers across the country who enjoy a piped water supply are all partaking of Visvesvaraya’s legacy. So are students in Bengaluru’s Indian Institute of Science and Mumbai’s Institute of Chemical Technology, consumers who swear by Mysore Sandal Soap, and anyone who has lived through Independent India’s Five-Year Plans.
650 _aBiography -- M. Visvesvaraya
650 _aBiography -- Indian Engineer
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