Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Hindi Day & Engineer's Day

Sept. 14 is Hindi Day
 
Hope you are all aware that, Hindi Day is being celebrated all over india on 14th sept. every year to commemorate the day on which Hindi was unanimously adopted by the parliament as the Official Language of India.
 
 
Sept.-15th is Engineer's Day in India
 
In India, Engineers' Day is celebrated on 15 September every year.
 
The day is the birthday of Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvarayya (1860–1965), an eminent Indian engineer from the College of Engineering, Pune (University of Pune) and statesman born in Muddenahalli-Kanivenarayanapura in present-day Karnataka. He served as the chief engineer during construction of Krishna Raja Sagara on the Kaveri River near Mysore. He also built many dams in the Bombay presidency (present-day Maharashtra). The dams built by him are still functional today, a testimony to his engineering skills.
 
So wish you Happy Hindi Day & Engineer's Day

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