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4 June 2017
A SHORT LIFE OF SWAMI VIVEKANANDA
A SHORT LIFE OF SWAMI VIVEKANANDA
A SHORT LIFE OF SWAMI VIVEKANANDA
2 June 2017
Sarojini Naidu, The Nightingale of India
Sarojini Naidu, The Nightingale of India
Sarojini Naidu was an Indian independence activist, poet and politician. A renowned orator and accomplished poet, she is often known by the moniker ‘The Nightingale of India’. As a prodigious child, Naidu wrote the play "Maher Muneer", which earned her a scholarship to study abroad. She became the second woman president of the Indian National Congress. She was the first woman Governor of an Indian state after independence. Her collection of poems earned her literary acclaim. In 1905, she published her first book, a collection of poems, under the title of "Golden Threshold". A contemporary poet, Bappaditya Bandopadhyay quoted "Sarojini Naidu inspired the Indian renaissance movement and had a mission to improve the life of Indian woman.”
Childhood and Early Life
Sarojini Naidu (née Chattopadhyay) was born on February 13, 1879 in Hyderabad. Her father, Dr. Aghore Nath Chattopadhyay was a scientist, philosopher, and educator. He founded the Nizam College of Hyderabad. Her mother, Varada Sundari Devi was a poetess in the Bengali language. Dr. Aghore Nath Chattopadhyay was the first member of the Indian National Congress in Hyderabad. For his socio-political activities, Aghore Nath was dismissed from his position of Principal. One of his brothers, Virendranath Chattopadhyay, played key role in establishing the Berlin Committee. As a political activist involved in India’s on-going struggle for self-rule, he was heavily influenced by Communism. Her second brother Harindranath Chattopadhyay was a renowned poet and a successful playwright. Her sister, Sunalini Devi was a dancer and actress
Since childhood, Sarojini was a very bright and intelligent child. She was proficient in multiple languages including English, Bengali, Urdu, Telugu and Persian. She topped her matriculation exams from Madras University. Her father wanted Sarojini to become a mathematician or scientist, but young Sarojini was attracted to poetry.
She applied her prodigious literary skills to write a 1300 lines long poem in English titled ‘The Lady of the Lake’. Impressed with Sarojini’s skills of expressing emotions with appropriate words, Dr. Chattopadhyaya encouraged her works. Few months later, Sarojini, with assistance from her father, wrote the play "Maher Muneer" in the Persian language.
Sarojini's father distributed some copies of the play among his friends and relatives. He also sent a copy to the Nizam of Hyderabad. Impressed with the works of the little child, the Nizam granted her a scholarship to study overseas. At the age of 16, she got admission in the King's College, England and later joined Girton College in Cambridge. There, she had the opportunity to meet prominent English authors like Arthur Simon and Edmond Gausse who inspired her to write on themes relevant to India. They advised Sarojini "To be a genuine Indian poet of Deccan, not a clever machine-made imitator of the English classics" which led her to seek inspiration from India’s natural beauty, religious pluralism and the essence of the country’s social milieu.
Sarojini met Muthyala Govindarajulu Naidu, a South Indian, and a non-Brahmin physician while she was studying in England and fell in love. After returning to India, she married him at the age of 19, with his family’s blessings. They were married by the Brahmo Marriage Act (1872), in Madras in 1898. The marriage took place at a time when inter-caste marriages were not allowed and tolerated in the Indian society. Her marriage was a very happy one. They had four children.
Role in the Indian National Movement
Sarojini was initiated into the Indian political arena by iconic stalwarts of the Indian freedom struggle, Gopal Krishna Gokhale and Gandhi. She was deeply affected by the partition of Bengal in 1905 and decided to join the Indian freedom struggle. She met regularly with Gopal Krishna Gokhale, who in turn introduced her to the otherleaders of the Indian freedom movement. Gokhale urged her to devote her intellect and education for the cause. She took a respite from writing and devoted herself fully to the political cause. She met Mahatma Gandhi, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, C. P. Ramaswami Iyer and Muhammad Ali Jinnah. Her relationship with Gandhi was that of mutual respect as well as of benign humour. She famously called Gandhi ‘Mickey Mouse’ and quipped "It costs a lot to keep Gandhi poor!”
She met Jawaharlal Nehru in 1916, worked with him for the disheartening conditions of the Indigo workers of Champaran in the western district of Bihar and fought vehemently with the British for their rights. Sarojini Naidu travelled all over India and delivered speeches on welfare of youth, dignity of labor, women's emancipation and nationalism. In 1917, she helped found the Women’s India Association with Annie Besant and other prominent leaders. She also presented to Congress the need to involve more women in the freedom struggle. She travelled extensively to the United States of America and many European countries as the flag-bearer of the Indian Nationalist struggle.
In March 1919, the British government passed the Rowlatt Act by which the possession of seditious documents was deemed illegal. Mahatma Gandhi organized the Non-Cooperation Movement to protest and Naidu was the first to join the movement. Sarojini Naidu religiously followed Gandhi’s example and actively supported his other campaigns like the Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms, the Khilafat issue, the Sabarmati Pact, the Satyagraha Pledge and the Civil Disobedience Movement. When Gandhi was arrested after the Salt March to Dandi in 1930, she led the Dharasana Satyagraha with other leaders. She accompanied Gandhi to London to take part in the Round Table Talks with the British Government in 1931. Her political activities and role in the Freedom struggle led to several stints in prison – in 1930, 1932, and 1942. Her 1942 arrest led to imprisonment for 21 months.
She went to England in 1919 as a member of the All-India Home Rule Deputation. In January 1924, she was one of the two delegates of the Indian National Congress to attend the East African Indian Congress. As a result of her selfless contribution to the cause of freedom, she was elected as the President of the Indian National Congress Party in 1925.
Naidu played an immense role in presenting the nuances of the Indian non-violent struggle for freedom to the world. She travelled to Europe and even to the United states to disseminate Gandhian principles and was partly responsible for establishing him as this icon of peace.
After the independence of India, she became the first governor of the United Provinces (now Uttar Pradesh) and remained in the role till her death in 1949. Her birthday, March 2, is honoured as Women's Day in India.
Literary Achievements
Besides her role and contribution to the Indian Nationalist Movement, Sarojini Naidu is also revered for her contribution in the field of Indian poetry. Many of her works were transformed into songs. She drew her inspiration from nature as well as surrounding daily life and her poetry echoed with the ethos of her patriotism. In 1905, her collection of poems was published under the title "Golden Threshold". Later, she also published two other collections called "The Bird of Time", and "The Broken Wings", both of which attracted huge readership in both India and England. Apart from poetry, she also penned articles and essays like ‘Words of Freedom’ on her political beliefs and social issues like women empowerment.
Death & Legacy
Sarojini Naidu was the first women Governor of Uttar Pradesh. On 2nd March 1949, Sarojini Naidu died at Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. She lived her glorious life by her own words, “As long as I have life, as long as blood flows through this arm of mine, I shall not leave the cause of freedom…I am only a woman, only a poet. But as a woman, I give to you the weapons of faith and courage and the shield of fortitude. And as a poet, I fling out the banner of song and sound, the bugle call to battle. How shall I kindle the flame which shall waken you men from slavery...” Her childhood residence at Nampally was bequeathed to the University of Hyderabad by her family and it was christened as ‘The Golden Threshold’ after Naidu’s 1905 publication. The University renamed its School of Fine Arts and Communication as ‘Sarojini Naidu School of Arts and Communication’ to honour the Nightingale of India.
19 November 2015
Swamy Vivekananda A Biography by Nikhilananda
Swamy Vivekananda A Biography
by Nikhilananda
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15 November 2015
Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam
Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam
A P J Abdul Kalam
Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam was born on 15 October 1931. He was the 11th President of India from 2002 to 2007. A career scientist turned politician, Kalam was born and raised in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, and studied Physics and Aerospace Engineering. He spent the next four decades as a scientist and science administrator, mainly at the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and was intimately involved in India's civilian space programme and military missile development efforts. He thus came to be known as the Missile Man of India for his work on the development of ballistic missile and launch vehicle technology. He also played a pivotal organizational, technical, and political role in India's Pokhran-II nuclear tests in 1998.
Kalam was elected as the 11th President of India in 2002 with the support of both the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and the then-opposition Indian National Congress. Widely referred to as the "People's President", he returned to his civilian life of education, writing and public service after a single term. He was a recipient of several prestigious awards, including the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour.
While delivering a lecture at the Indian Institute of Management Shillong, Kalam collapsed and died from an apparent cardiac arrest on 27 July 2015, aged 83.
Maulana Kalam Azad
Abul Kalam Muhiyuddin Ahmed Azad
Maulana Azad
Abul Kalam Azad
Abul Kalam Muhiyuddin Ahmed Azad was born on 11 November 1888. He was an Indian scholar and a senior political leader of the Indian independence movement. He became the first Minister of Education in the Indian government. In 1992, he was posthumously awarded India's highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna. He is commonly remembered as Maulana Azad; the word Maulana is an honorific meaning 'learned man', and he had adopted Azad (Free) as his pen name. His contribution to establishing the education foundation in India is recognised by celebrating his birthday as "National Education Day" across India.
As a young man, Azad composed poetry in Urdu language, as well as treatises on religion and philosophy. Azad became the leader of theKhilafat Movement, during which he came into close contact with the Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi. Azad became an enthusiastic supporter of Gandhi's ideas of non-violent civil disobedience and worked to organise the non-co-operation movement in protest of in 1919. Azad committed himself to Gandhi's ideals, including promoting Swadeshi (indigenous) products and the cause of Swaraj (Self-rule) for India. In 1923, at an age of 35, he became the youngest person to serve as the President of the Indian National Congress.
He served as Congress president from 1940 to 1945, during which the Quit India rebellion was launched. Azad was imprisoned, together with the entire Congress leadership, for three years.
National Education Day (India) an annual observance in India to commemorate the birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, the first education minister of independent India, who served from 15 August 1947 until 2 February 1958. National Education Day of India is celebrated on 11 November every year in India.
27 July 2015
A P J ABDUL KALAM 'S AUTOBIOGRAPHY WINGS OF FIRE
A P J ABDUL KALAM 'S AUTOBIOGRAPHY
WINGS OF FIRE
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8 November 2014
About Love - Swami Vivekananda
About Love: Swami Vivekananda
I once had a friend who grew to be very close to me.
Once when we were sitting at the edge of a swimming pool,she filled the palm of her hand with some water and held it before me, and said this:"You see this water carefully contained on my hand? It symbolizes Love."
This was how I saw it:
As long as you keep your hand caringly open and allow it to remain there, it will always be there.
However, if you attempt to close your fingers round it and try to posses it, it will spill through the first cracks it finds.
This is the greatest mistake that people do when they meet love...they try to posses it, they demand, they expect...
...and just like the water spilling out of your hand, love will retrieve from you .
For love is meant to be free, you cannot change its nature. If there are people you love, allow them to be free beings.
# Give and don't expect.
# Advise, but don't order.
# Ask, but never demand # Love unconditionally .
It might sound simple, but it is a lesson that may take a lifetime to truly practice.
It is the secret to true love.
...To truly practice it, you must sincerely feel no expectations from those who you love, and yet an unconditional caring."
Passing thought...
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take; but by the moments that take our breath away.....
Life is beautiful!!! Love it !!! Live it!!!
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5 November 2014
Sachin Tendulkar Playing It My Way An Autobiography
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar
Sachin Tendulkar Playing It My Way An Autobiography
Indian former cricketer, the batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar handed over the first copy of his autobiography, Playing It My Way to his mother, Rajani. On 5th November, Sachin officially released his autobiography at an emotional ceremony in Mumbai.
At the launch, Tendulkar presented a copy to his mentor and childhood coach Ramakant Achrekar in the presence of his members of family, cricketers and fans.
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14 April 2014
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (14 April 1891 – 6 December 1956), popularly also known as Babasaheb, was an Indian jurist, politician, philosopher, anthropologist, historian and economist. As independent India's first law minister, he was principal architect of The Constitution of India.Born into a poor Mahar family, Ambedkar campaigned against social discrimination, the Indian caste system. He converted to Buddhism and is also credited with providing a spark for the conversion of hundreds of thousands of lower caste members to Buddhism. Ambedkar was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award, in 1990. Eventually earning a law degree and doctorates for his study and research in law, economics and political science from Columbia University and the London School of Economics, Ambedkar gained a reputation as a scholar and practiced law for a few years, later campaigning by publishing journals advocating political rights and social freedom for India's untouchables.
While practicing law in the Bombay High Court, he tried to uplift the untouchables in order to educate them. His first organised attempt to achieve this was the Bahishkrit Hitakarini Sabha, which was intended to promote education and socio-economic improvement, as well as the welfare of "outcastes", at the time referred to as depressed classes. For the protection of Dalit rights he started many periodicals like Mook Nayak, Bahishkrit Bharat, andEquality Janta.
He was appointed to the Bombay Presidency Committee to work with the all-European Simon Commission in 1925. This commission had sparked great protests across India, and while its report was ignored by most Indians, Ambedkar himself wrote a separate set of recommendations for the future Constitution of India.
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Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (14 April 1891 – 6 December 1956), popularly also known as Babasaheb, was an Indian jurist, politician, philosopher, anthropologist, historian and economist. As independent India's first law minister, he was principal architect of The Constitution of India.Born into a poor Mahar family, Ambedkar campaigned against social discrimination, the Indian caste system. He converted to Buddhism and is also credited with providing a spark for the conversion of hundreds of thousands of lower caste members to Buddhism. Ambedkar was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award, in 1990. Eventually earning a law degree and doctorates for his study and research in law, economics and political science from Columbia University and the London School of Economics, Ambedkar gained a reputation as a scholar and practiced law for a few years, later campaigning by publishing journals advocating political rights and social freedom for India's untouchables.
While practicing law in the Bombay High Court, he tried to uplift the untouchables in order to educate them. His first organised attempt to achieve this was the Bahishkrit Hitakarini Sabha, which was intended to promote education and socio-economic improvement, as well as the welfare of "outcastes", at the time referred to as depressed classes. For the protection of Dalit rights he started many periodicals like Mook Nayak, Bahishkrit Bharat, andEquality Janta.
Outside India, at the end of the 1990s, some Hungarian Romani people drew parallels between their own situation and the situation of the downtrodden people in India. Inspired by Ambedkar's approach, they started to convert to Buddhism.
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21 March 2014
Sports and Health
Sachin Tendulkar
Tendulkar was born at Nirmal Nursing Home, Dadar, Mumbai, on 24 April 1973. His father Ramesh Tendulkar was a reputed Marathi novelist and his mother Rajni worked in the insurance industry. Ramesh named Tendulkar after his favorite music director, Sachin Dev Burman. Tendulkar has three elder siblings: two half-brothers Nitin and Ajit, and a half-sister Savita. They were Ramesh's children from his first marriage. He spent his formative years in the Sahitya Sahawas Cooperative Housing Society, Bandra (East). As a young boy, Tendulkar was considered a bully, and often picked up fights with new children in his school. He also showed an interest in tennis, idolizing John McEnroe. To help curb his mischievous and bullying tendencies, Ajit introduced him to cricket in 1984. He introduced the young Sachin to Ramakant Achrekar, a famous cricket coach and a club cricketer of repute, at Shivaji Park, Dadar.
Achrekar was impressed with Tendulkar's
talent and advised him to shift his schooling to Sharadashram Vidyamandir
(English) High School, a school at Dadar which had a dominant cricket team and
had produced many notable cricketers. Prior to this, Tendulkar had attended the
Indian Education Society's New English School in Bandra (East). He was also coached under the guidance of
Achrekar at Shivaji Park in the mornings and evenings. Tendulkar would practice
for hours on end in the nets. If he became exhausted, Achrekar would put a one-rupee coin on the top of the stumps, and the bowler who dismissed Tendulkar would get the coin. If
Tendulkar passed the whole session without getting dismissed, the coach would
give him the coin. Tendulkar now considers the 13 coins he won then as some of
his most prized possessions. He moved in
with his aunt and uncle, who lived near Shivaji Park, during this period, due
to his hectic schedule.
Meanwhile at school, he developed a
reputation as a child prodigy. He had become a common conversation point in
local cricketing circles, where there were suggestions already that he would
become one of the greats. Sachin consistenly featured in his school Shardashram
Vidyamandir (English)team in Matunga Gujarati Seva Mandal (popularly coined
MGSM Shield). Besides school cricket, he
also played club cricket, initially representing John Bright Cricket Club in
Mumbai's premier club cricket tournament, the Kanga League, and later went on to play for the Cricket
Club of India. In 1987, at the age of 14, he attended the MRF
Pace Foundation in Madras (now Chennai) to train as a fast
bowler, but Australian fast bowler Dennis Lillee, who took a world record 355 Test wickets, was unimpressed, suggesting
that Tendulkar focus on his batting instead. On January 20,1987, he also turned
out as substitute for Imran
Khan's side in an exhibition game at Brabourne
Statdium in Mumbai,to mark the golden jubilee of Cricket
Club of India. A couple of months later, former Indian
batsman Sunil
Gavaskar gave him a pair of his own ultra light pads
and consoled him to not get disheartened for not getting the Mumbai Cricket
Association's "Best junior cricket award"(He was 14 years that time).
"It was the greatest source of encouragement for me," Tendulkar said
nearly 20 years later after surpassing Gavaskar's world record of 34 Test
centuries. Sachin served as a ball boy in 1987
Cricket World Cup when India played against England in the
semifinal in Mumbai. His season in 1988 was extraordinary, with Tendulkar scoring a century
in every innings he played. He was involved in an unbroken 664-run partnership in a Lord Harris Shield inter-school game against St. Xavier's High
School in 1988 with his friend and team-mate Vinod Kambli, who would also go on to represent India. The destructive pair reduced
one bowler to tears and made the rest of the opposition unwilling to continue
the game. Tendulkar scored 326 (not out) in this innings and scored over a
thousand runs in the tournament. This was a record partnership in any form of
cricket until 2006, when it was broken by two under-13 batsmen in a match held
at Hyderabad in India.
On 24 May 1995, at the age of 22, Tendulkar
married Anjali, a paediatrician and daughter of Gujarati industrialist Anand Mehta and British social worker Annabel Mehta.
Sachin's father-in-law, Anand Mehta, is a seven-time national bridge champion.
Anjali is six years his senior. They have two children, Sara (born 12 October
1997) and Arjun (born 24 September 1999). Arjun, a left hand batsman, has
recently been included in under-14 probable’s list of Mumbai Cricket
Association for off-season training camp. In January 2013 he was selected in
Mumbai under-14 team for the west zone league
100th
international century
Tendulkar scored his much
awaited 100th international hundred on 16 March 2012, at Mirpur against
Bangladesh in the Asia Cup. He became the first person in history to achieve
this feat. Incidentally, it was Tendulkar's first ODI hundred against
Bangladesh. He said "It's been a tough phase for me ... I was not
thinking about the milestone, the media started all this, wherever I went, the
restaurant, room service, everyone was talking about the 100th hundred. Nobody
talked about my 99 hundreds. It became mentally tough for me because nobody
talked about my 99 hundreds." Despite Tendulkar's century, India failed to
win the match against Bangladesh, losing by 5 wickets
Sachin Tendulkar has
announced his retirement from IPL after Mumbai Indians won the IPL 2013 title.
Tendulkar was made the icon player and captain for his home side, the Mumbai Indians in the inaugural Indian Premier League Twenty20 competition in 2008. As an
icon player, he was signed for a sum of US$1,121,250, 15% more than the
second-highest paid player in the team, Sanath Jayasuriya.
In 2010 edition of Indian
Premier League, Mumbai Indians reached the final of the tournament. Tendulkar
made 618 runs in 14 innings during the tournament, breaking Shaun Marsh's record of most runs in an IPL season. He
was declared player of the tournament for his performance during the season. He
also won Best Batsman and Best Captain awards at 2010 IPL Awards ceremony.
Sachin Tendulkar captained
Mumbai Indians in 4 league matches of second edition of the league. He scored
68 in the first match and 48 against Guyana. But Mumbai Indians failed to
qualify for semifinals after losing the initial two matches. Tendulkar scored
135 runs.
In the 2011 IPL, against Kochi Tuskers Kerala, Tendulkar scored his maiden Twenty20
hundred. He scored 100 not out off 66 balls. In 51 matches in the IPL
Tendulkar has scored 1,723 runs, making him the second-highest run-scorer in
the competition's history.
He announced his retirement
from IPL and Twenty20 cricket shortly after Mumbai Indians beat Chennai Super
Kings by 23 runs at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday (26 May) to win the
Pepsi Indian
Premier League 2013.
13 March 2014
SIR MOKSHAGUNDAM VISVESVARAYA
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Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya
"Progress in every country depends mainly on the education of its people. Without education, we are a nation of children. The difference between one man and another, apart from birth and social position, consists in the extent of knowledge, general and practical, acquired by him. We may safely assume that man in all countries within certain limits start with the same degree of intelligence. A civilized nation is distinguished from an uncivilized one by the extent of its acquired intelligence and skill."– Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya.
"Progress in every country depends mainly on the education of its people. Without education, we are a nation of children. The difference between one man and another, apart from birth and social position, consists in the extent of knowledge, general and practical, acquired by him. We may safely assume that man in all countries within certain limits start with the same degree of intelligence. A civilized nation is distinguished from an uncivilized one by the extent of its acquired intelligence and skill."– Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya.
'Remember, your work may be only to sweep a railway crossing, but it is your duty to keep it so clean that no other crossing in the world is as clean as yours' -Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya
Born to Venkatalakshmamma and SrinivasaSastry was a well known astrologer and physician on August 28, 1860 at Muddenahalli, a village in Kolar District of the then Mysore State. Sir Visvesvaraya has left behind a sublime spirit of great vision, dedicated and disciplined service and infallible integrity that can serve as a constant guide to the present and future generation. Living a centenarian is fulfillment of the Vedic Blessings and Sir Visvesvaraya has rendered 80 years of yeoman services and has significantly contributed to the countries all round development with a view to transform our country into a new and modern India. In recognition of his distinguished public service, the Government of India conferred on Visvesvaraya the award Bharat Ratna (the highest honor that the Republic of India can confer on the most illustrious among its citizens) in 1955.
Visvesvaraya's ancestors had migrated from
Mokshagundam/ Siddanur village in Kurnool District of Andhra Pradesh to Mysore.
His father SrinivasaSastry died when Visvesvaraya was only 15 years of age.
After his father's death Visvesvaraya moved with his mother Venkatalakshamma to
Bangalore where his maternal uncle H. Ramaiah lived. Visvesvaraya studied at
the Chickballapur Middle and High School, where he completed his lower
secondary courses, later at Bangalore his maternal uncle had him admitted to
the Wesleyan Mission High School in 1875. After finishing his high school
education Visvesvaraya joined the Central College from where he graduated with
distinction. He then moved to Pune to join the College of Science, in those
days the College of Engineering was so named, to study engineering. He passed
his engineering examination with sheer determination and hard work earning
every penny as a tutor and met his expenses as a student himself and in 1883, he
stood first in the L.C.E and the E.C.E examinations. He specialized in Civil
Engineering.
Sir
M.Visvesvaraya applied his mind to solve very intricate problem’s, his vision
and forethought were astonishing. His inventive genius, has manifested itself
in many ways and we find the imprint of this greatness in his multifaceted
personality in all that he has done.
He has contributed significantly to – the
Irrigation Project, Water Supply Scheme& Drainage, Heavy Industry
Establishment, Consumer Industries, Development of education, Upliftment of the
Poor & the Weaker Sections of the Society, Promoting Organizations, Democratization
of Administration making him popular both in India and abroad. His name is
mentioned with great reverence for his contributions to the National life which
has been of enduring value.
Sir
Visvesvaraya’s efforts in establishing the Mysore University, the Iron and
Steel Factory, the Krishna Sagar Project and even trying to manage the Iron and
Steel factory when it went into financial crisis are instances to learn from
and eye openers for all engaged in National Building.
Sir
Visveswaraya’s inspiring guidance is extraordinary and immortal.
Points to remember
Date of Birth: 15 September 1860 Place of Birth: Muddenahalli
village (Kolar District, Karnataka)
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1881: Completed B.A. from Central
College Bangalore.
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1883: Completed Civil Engineering from
Science College in Poona.
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Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya was an
eminent engineer and statesman and played a key role in building of modern
India.
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When Sir M. Visvesvaraya cleared his
engineering, Government of Bombay offered him a job and appointed him Assistant
Engineer at Nasik. As an engineer, he achieved some marvelous feats.
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He planned a way of supplying water
from the river Sindhu to a town called Sukkur. He devised a new irrigation
system called the Block System. He devised steel doors to stop the wasteful
flow of water in dams. He was the architect of the Krishnaraja Sagara dam in
Mysore.
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Sir M. Visvesvaraya led a very simple
life. He was a strict vegetarian and a teetotaler. He was known for his honesty
and integrity.
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In 1912, Maharaja of Mysore appointed
Visvesvaraya as his Dewan. Before accepting the position of Dewan of Mysore, he
invited all his relatives for dinner. He told them very clearly that he would
accept the prestigious office on the condition that none of them would approach
him for favors.
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As Dewan of Mysore, he worked
tirelessly for educational and industrial development of the state. When he was
the Dewan many new industries came up. The Sandal Oil Factory, the Soap
Factory, the Metals Factory, the Chrome Tanning Factory, was some of them. Of
the many factories he started the most important is the Bhadravati Iron and
Steel Works.
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In 1913 Bank of Mysore renamed as
State Bank of Mysore.
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Sir M. Visvesvaraya voluntarily
retired as Dewan of Mysore in 1918. He worked actively even after his retirement.
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In 1920 Bhadravati Iron and Steel
Works – as its Chairman he rescued it from becoming extinct & Published a
Book named Reconstructing India
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1934 – Planned Economy for India
Awards Received:
1906 – “Kaisar-i-Hind” in
recognition of his services
1911 – C.I.E. (Companion of the
Indian Empire) at the Delhi Durbar
1915 – K.C.I.E (Knight
Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire)
1921 – D.Sc. – Calcutta University
1943 – Elected as an Honorary Life
Member of the Institution of Engineers (1)
1944 – D.Sc. - Allahabad
1948 – Doctorate – LLD. Mysore
University.
1953 – D.Litt – Andhra University.
1953 – Awarded the Honorary Fellowship
of the Institute of Town Planners, India.
1955 – Conferred BHARATHARATNA -
1958 – ‘Durga Prasad Khaitan Memorial
Gold Medal’ by the Royal Asiatic Society Council of Bengal.
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5. Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya was born on ______ [ a]
a. 15th of September b. 16th of October c. 15th of August d. 5th of September
6. Esi is a tributary of ________ river. [c ]
a. Sindhu b. Krishna c. Musi d. Hussain Sagar
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Previous Bit Questions
1. Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya was born on ____________. [ b]
a) 15th September b) 15th September 1861 c) 15th October d) 15th October 1869
2. Visvesvaraya’s father Srinivasa Sastry was a great_________. [d ]
a) Lawyer b) Engineer c) Priest d) Sanskrit Scholar
3. Visvesvaraya exemplified that the price of success is ___________. [a ]
a) hard work b) money c) truthfulness d) honesty
4. Visvesvaraya was a good and diligent student. Diligent means…. [c ]
a) Beautiful b) Studies c) Industrious d) Dignified
5. Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya was born on ______ [ a]
a. 15th of September b. 16th of October c. 15th of August d. 5th of September
6. Esi is a tributary of ________ river. [c ]
a. Sindhu b. Krishna c. Musi d. Hussain Sagar
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