Across India, it was a time of political ferment. Since the start of the First World War, the Indian National Congress and other nationalists had stepped up demands for swaraj, or “self-government” ...

Aparajith Ramnath’s extensive biography of M. Visvesvaraya, one of the foremost builders of modern India, has been awarded the Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay NIF Book Prize for 2025. Engineering a Nation ...

Aparajith Ramnath is the winner of the 2025 Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay NIF Book Prize for Engineering a Nation: The Life and Career of M Visvesvaraya (Penguin Random House India). The award – comprising ...

Every year on September 15, India celebrates Engineer's Day to pay tribute to Bharat Ratna Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya -- one of the greatest engineering minds the country has ever produced. The day ...

How does your biography of M Visvesvaraya differ from existing literature on his life and career, and what unique archival materials and biographical details did your research uncover? Visvesvaraya’s ...

Widely regarded as the Father of Engineering in India, M Visvesvaraya wanted to improve the material prospects of Indians through industrialization. (Images via Wikimedia Commons) Often called the ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday extended greetings on the occasion of Engineers' Day as he remembered the contributions made by Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya on his birth anniversary. PM Modi ...

Welcome to this edition of The Hindu on Books Newsletter. It has been a literary double for Hungary this year with Hungarian-British novelist David Szalay (Flesh) just winning the Booker Prize for ...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday paid homage to Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya on his birth anniversary, observed nationwide as Engineers' Day, and lauded his extraordinary ...