National Engineer’s Day, observed annually on September 15, honors the brilliant minds that shape the modern world. In India, it marks the birth anniversary of Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya, one of the nation's greatest engineers. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah has greeted all the technocrats on Engineers’ Day.

• Visvesvaraya was born on September 15, 1861, in Karnataka.
• He pursued a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Madras before obtaining a diploma in civil engineering from the College of Science in Pune, as noted by the Institution of Civil Engineers. 
• Among his most notable achievements are the construction of the Krishna Raja Sagara Dam in Mysore, which revolutionised irrigation in the region, the development of the Deccan Plateau irrigation system, and designing a flood protection system for the city of Hyderabad.