02573nam a22002297a 450000500170000000800410001702000180005804000070007604100120008308200180009510000300011324500760014326000540021930000220027336500550029552017480035065000240209865000220212294200120214499900190215695201680217520260128110018.0240917b           ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a9780670090501  cAL  aEnglish  223a920bRAME  aAparajith Ramnath9252921  aEngineering a Nation b: The Life and Career of M Visvesvarya 1861-1962  aHaryanabPenguin Random House India Pvt Ltdc2024  a737pbHBc24x16cm  a3641b₹1040.00c₹d₹1299.00e20%f06-09-2024  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.
Visvesvaraya was an early proponent of economic planning and rapid, large-scale industrialization, which he believed were essential for national development. Most of all, he was an ardent technocrat: a believer in the power of science and technology to solve society’s most pressing problems. In his time, his ideas were both lauded and criticised. Technocratic visions are once more at the centre of public discourse today: as in Visvesvaraya’s day, they hold much promise, but also have important limitations.
In Engineering a Nation, Aparajith Ramnath delves into a wide range of sources to paint a balanced picture of a man who has come to be regarded as a national icon. Throughout, he explores the professional and intellectual relationships that shaped Visvesvaraya, and highlights the historical context in which he worked. To explore Visvesvaraya’s life, the book argues, is to understand the emergence of the Indian nation itself.  aNon fiction9179263  aBiography9179264  2ddccBK  c231816d231816  00102ddc40708ELEaALbALd2024-09-13eBiblios Book Point Surathkal Mangalore 575014g1040.00l0o920 RAMEp077330r2024-09-17 00:00:00v1299.00w2024-09-17yBK