on whose birthday is the *engineer's day* celebrated on *september 15* in india
M. Visvesvaraya Sir Mokshagundam Vishweshvaraya KCIE, FASc[1] also spelled as Sir Mokshagondam Vishweshwarayya, popularly known as Sir MV (15 September 1860 â€“ 12 April 1962)[2][3] was an Indian Chief civil engineer, scholar, statesman, politician [4] and the 19th Diwan (Governor) of Mysore, who served from 1912 to 1919.[5] He received India's highest honour, the Bharat Ratna, in 1955. He was knighted as a Knight Commander of the British Indian Empire (KCIE) by King George V for his contributions to the public good. 15 September is celebrated as Engineer's Day in India in his memory. He is held in high regard as a pre-eminent Engineer of India. He was chief engineer responsible for the construction of the Krishna Raja Sagara dam in the North-West suburb of Mysuru city and chief engineer of the flood protection system for the city of Hyderabad.[6]
Indian national calendar Usage started officially at 1 Chaitra 1879, Saka Era, or 22 March 1957. However, government officials seem to largely ignore the New Year's Day of this calendar in favour of the religious calendar.[3]