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  University of Mysore - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It was established in 1916 by the then King of Mysore, Shree Krishnaraja Wodeyar, after two of his educational experts C. Reddy and Thomas Denham, undertook a five-year study of higher education around the world.
Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvarayya, the Dewan of Mysore at the time, also played a major role in its inception and promotion.
It became autonomous in 1956, and in 1960 the university's graduate centre was set up in the picturesque environs of the Kukkarahalli lake.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/University_of_Mysore   (435 words)

  
 Mokshagundam Visvesvarayya - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvarayya (other spellings include Visweswaraiah, Vishweshwariah and Vishweshwarayya; popularly known as Sir M.V. September 15, 1860–April 12, 1962), was an eminent Indian engineer and statesman.
After taking voluntary retirement in 1908, Visvesvarayya was appointed Diwan, or First Minister, of the kingdom of Mysore, one of the largest and most important princely states in India.
While he was Diwan of Mysore, Visvesvarayya was knighted by the British for his myriad contributions to the public good.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sir_Mokshagundam_Visvesvaraya   (1141 words)

  
 Mokshagundam Visvesvarayya   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Mokshagundam Visvesvarayya (1861-1962), popularly known as MV, was an eminent Indian engineer.
He was born to Srinivasa Sastry and Venkachamma at Muddenahalli village, 40 miles from Bangalore, India on September 15, 1861.
His ancestors actually belonged to Mokshagundam village, Giddalur of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh.
bopedia.com /en/wikipedia/m/mo/mokshagundam_visvesvarayya.html   (352 words)

  
 The Hindu : The locality and the nation
That another boy was dressed up as Mokshagundam Visvesvarayya (1861-1962) was not surprising either.
Visvesvarayya and Gandhi famously disagreed on the path of economic development independent India should follow.
And although Visvesvarayya was born in Kolar district, his first language and mother tongue was Telugu, not Kannada.
www.hindu.com /thehindu/mag/2003/08/31/stories/2003083100210300.htm   (1268 words)

  
 The Hindu : Counsel not heeded
Sir, — It was refreshing to read `This day that age' (March 20) that the 93-year-old Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvarayya had cautioned 50 years ago against the development of India being left in the hands of dilettante administrators when he said, "The theory of ICS men being good for all things has done us much harm".
Of course, this wise counsel from the most respectable engineer of the century was not followed.
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www.hindu.com /thehindu/2003/03/24/stories/2003032401021003.htm   (106 words)

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