India celebrates Engineer’s Day to commemorate the birth anniversary of the greatest Indian Engineer, Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya, on September 15 every year. Engineer’s Day is celebrated to pay rich tributes to Bharat Ratna Visvesvaraya who was regarded as the ‘Father of Modern Mysore’.
In India, the Engineer’s Day is celebrated on September 15 every year, since 1968, to recognize the contribution of engineers’ in the development of the nation.
The day marks the birth anniversary of the engineering pioneer of India, Sir Mokshagundam Vishweshvaraya, (popularly known as Sir MV). Sir MV was regarded as the “Father of Modern Mysore”.He was awarded ‘Bharat Ratna’ for his exceptional contribution to the building of India in 1955.