Visvesvaraya
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Order of the Indian Empire
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was a notable India
India
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n engineer, scholar, statesman and the Diwan of Mysore during 1912 to 1919. He was a recipient of the Indian Republic's highest honour, the Bharat Ratna
Bharat Ratna
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, in 1955. He was knighted as a Commander of the Indian Empire by King George V for his myriad contributions to the public good.
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