“Sir M. Visvesvaraya is a DREAMER, THINKER AND A MAN OF ACTION’ not lost in the past but always thinking of the future, living an integrated life, bringing into existence and giving shape to dreams not for himself but for India and the people of India.” – Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya, KCIE, was

Visvesvaraya’s mind was set on touring the advanced countries of the world to see the secret of their prosperity and dynamism. Out of SIX foreign travels, he went 5 times to USA and 2 times to Japan. In 1898 while serving Bombay Govt. as Assistant to Chief Engineer for Irrigation, Central Divison, Poona, in his