vishveshvarayya

the unfortunately anglicized engineer from maisuuru, builder of large public works in nAsik, hyderAbAd, maisuuru. Later diivaan of the maisuuru raaja [YT] before resigning due to being overruled by kRShNarAja vaDiyAr who favored Miller committee report which recommended caste-based reservations {RTI}. Led a very disciplined 100+ year life, continued to be surprisingly spry. - spoke better gujarAti & marAThi than kannaDa and telugu! The man in many ways was a japanese (minus the geopolitical and spiritual genius) among us Indians. - He could not correctly grasp the low quality of our human resources and our existential struggle even as he repeatedly expressed disappointment about our pauruSha and focus on conservative brAhma.