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“Remember, Your work may
be only to sweep a railway crossing, but it is your
duty to keep it so clean that no other crossing in
the world is as clean as yours”.
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The obsession for perfection and excellence, which is clearly
reflected in the above quote, is none other than that of
the matchless dreamer, achiever, the great Sir M. Visvesvaraya.
Any endeavour that he embarked on, he executed with a great
degree of perfection.
An engineer by profession and a genius, Sir MV as he was
affectionately and respectfully addressed, was the architect
of the Krishnarajasagara dam - or KRS or Brindavan gardens
- which has amazed and enchanted thousands of people from
all countries. One of the biggest dams in India which irrigates
a hundred and twenty thousand acres of land.. The Bhadravati
Iron and Steel Works, the Mysore sandal Oil Factory and
the Mysore soap factory, Mysore University, the State Bank
of Mysore (it was first named The Bank of Mysore) - all
these were the gifts of one man, Sir MV - and he gave these
to his country, when it was still not free. Bharata Ratna
(The gem of India), the highest honour for a citizen of
India was conferred on him.
Sir MV, a great philanthropist, a fearless patriot and a
soul of great conviction died at the ripe old age of 101.
His famous words were “Industrialise or perish”.
He was one of the makers of Modern India. Every one of his
creations was mighty and magnificent but the man himself
was far mightier and more magnificent. We, at State Bank
of Mysore, join the country in saluting the noble and great
soul, Sir MV.
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