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Prof. A. P. Srinivasamurthy has had a distinguished
academic record a? the University of Mysore, which he
served for about four decades, teaching the graduate and
post-graduate classes, guiding research scholars for thgir
M h A, Ph-D. Degrees and carrying his own research work.
On reti remen tin 1 974 as Professor and Head of the Depart-
ment of Post-graduate Studies and Research m Economics,
University of Mysore, he carried on research for three years,
as an Awardee under the U.G.C's Scheme for the "'Utill-
zation of the Services of Retired Outstanding Teachers 1 '.
His published works include a hundred articles and twenty-
five book?, both in English and Kannada combined together.
His Kannada books have won awards from the University
of Mysore > Karnataka State Sahitya Academy and the
Government of India.
ABOUT THE BOOK
'"Professor A. P< Srinivasamurthy . ...has done a very
great service to the student community in general and to
the public at large by writing this book He should be
congratulated specially for his efforts to recapture the
various qualities and greatness of Sir M« Visvesvaraya
within a brief compass and for making the Visvesvaraya
spirit become alive as it were, for enthusing the younger
generation in particular/' \
Or. D. M. KANJUNDAPPA, M.A r . rfc.D^
C DTim .as i-3 n c r 0 Secretly id Government of Karnataka.
tn^cimtiDnal Finance DipaitrnonL
A-P- Srinivasa Mur thy
SIR M. VISVESVARAYA
(A brief review of his services)
A. P. SRINIVASAMURTHY
Former Professor of Economics* University of Mysore
IBH PRAKASHANA
5th Main Road, Gandhinagar
Bangalore 560009
PREFACE
Sir M, Visvesvaraya's name is -as popular as that of
Mahatma Gandhi both in India and abroad. This
extraordinary centenarian devoted about long eight
decades of his life in the service of our motherland and
his contributions to national life have been of enduring
value to the people.
In my student days my revered father (the late) who
was an Amildar in the Mysore Government Service used
to tell me about the disciplined life and systematic method
of work of Visvesvaraya. When Visvesvaraya started the
All-India Manufacturers' Organization (A. I. M. O.)
I became its member and translated Visvesvaraya’s book
‘Prosperity Through Industry' into Kannada in 1942. For
sometime past, I developed a desire to write a little book
highlighting his chief achievements as a constructive
genius. Though there have been a few books on his life
and works and also his own two editions of ‘Memoirs 4 ,
I thought one more little book may also be useful in
spreading knowledge about this unique personality* It is
not an exhaustive account of his life, ideas and work.
Many important and interesting facts about his personal ;
life and habits and character are not dealt with. What
has been narrated relates only to his enduring services to
our country. However, even the brief picture presented
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in this book is enough, I believe, to impress the reader
with the greatness of this illustrious Son of India*
The material for this book is taken largely from
Sir M. Visvesvaraya’s ‘Memoirs’ and a few other
authoritative books mentioned in the Bibliography and
I acknowledge my indebtedness to all these authors.
I am indebted to Dr. D. M* Nanjundappa, M.A.,
Ph.D., Commissioner and Secretary to the Government of
Karnataka, Institutional Finance Department, for
introducing the book to the reader through his valuable
and masterly Foreword.
My sincere thanks are due to Shri G. K. Ananthram
of the IBH Prakashana for readily consenting to publish
the book and to Shri H. S. Narayana Rao and other
concerned members of the IBH Prakashana Printery for
prioting the book very quickly and neatly
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