- By Iram Hussain
- Mon, 15 Sep 2025 09:18 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
Engineer's Day is celebrated each year on September 15 to commemorate the birth of an extraordinary civil engineer in India, Sir Mokshagundum Visvesvaraya. He was born in 1861 and made some major contributions to engineering that allowed him the title of “Father of Modern Mysore”. One of the many ideas and contributions to our society includes the Block System, an automatic door system that prevents overflow of water as well as flood protection which was designed for Hyderabad. Furthermore, he designed the Krishna Raja Sagara Dam and irrigation methods.
Engineer's Day is designed to remember Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya and show engineers the level of commitment he had to follow excellence and be of service to the community. Here, we've compiled some inspirational quotes by Sir M Visvesvaraya that you can share on this special day.
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Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya Quotes
1. "To give real service, you must add something which cannot be bought or measured with money."
2. "The future of India lies in its villages."
3. "The industrial development of a country depends mainly on the development of industries in rural areas."
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4. "Do not undervalue, waste or misuse any useful thing in the world. Let no useful thing be in your eyes useless."
5. “Self-examination is not moral or spiritual, but secular – that is, a survey and analysis of local conditions in India and a comparative study of the same with those in other parts of the globe.”
6. ”The way to build a nation is to build a good citizen. The majority of the citizens should be efficient, of good character and possess a reasonably high sense of duty.”
7. ”Every man who has become great owes his achievement to incessant toil.”
8. "Remember, your work may be only to sweep a railway crossing, but you must keep it so clean that no other crossing in the world is as clean as yours."
9. "Work is worship."
10. "Wealth is not a sign of greatness; the size of one's character is."
11. "Science is a beautiful gift to humanity; we should not distort it."
12. "The mind should be trained to think of the welfare of others.