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Visvesvaraya joined pwd department of bombay now its known as maharashtra state. Visvesvaraya born in muddenahalli village of karnataka on september 15th, 1861. Sir mokshagundam visvesvaraya institute of technology commonly referred to as sir mvit is an indian educational institution located in bengaluru, karnataka. Although he did not belong to a rich family, he was exposed to a rich culture. Sir mokshagundam visvesvaraya was a popular indian engineer, scholar, and statesman born in 15 september 1860 at muddenahalli, karnataka. Sir mokshagundam visvesvaraya kcie fasc also spelled as sir mokshagondam visweswarayya, popularly known as sir mv 15 september 1861 12 april 1962 was an indian civil engineer and statesman and the 19th diwan of mysore, who served from 1912 to 1919. Born in a poor family in muddenahalli of karnataka erstwhile mysore state on 15sep1860, sir mv went to bangalore for higher education. Sir mokshagundam visvesvaraya was an eminent engineer and statesman and played a key role in building of modern india. Visvesvaraya, was a man of high principles and discipline.
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