Engineer's Day 2023: Top 10 Indian Engineers

Top 10 Indian Engineers: India is a country of famous personalities, of people who have made a significant impact in the functioning of the world. Some of these people are Engineers who have given a different direction to engineering. We are fortunate enough to have top engineers in the world who were/are not only great engineers but also great human beings. The names presented below are people who are known worldwide and are prominent figures in the field of science and technology. 

Top 10 Indian Engineers are:

1. Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya:

Sir Visvesvaraya is the man behind the celebration of Engineers Day. It is because of him that the works and efforts of Engineers are respected and valued worldwide on this day. He was a notable Indian engineer, scholar, statesman, and the Diwan of Mysore from 1912 to 1918. He was also awarded Bharat Ratna, in 1955. Sir Visvesvaraya was born on 15 September 1861. He received his primary education at Chikballapur. He earned his Bachelor of Arts from Central College, Bangalore then affiliate of the University of Madras in 1881, and later studied civil engineering at the prestigious College of Engineering, Pune. Engineer’s Day is celebrated in his memory.

2. Satish Dhawan:

He is known as the father of experimental fluid dynamics research in India. Dhawan was born in Srinagar on 25 September 1920. He graduated from the University of Punjab in Lahore (now Pakistan) where he completed a Bachelor of Science in Physics and Mathematics and a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering. He completed a Master of Science in aerospace engineering from the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, and an Aeronautical Engineering Degree from the California Institute of Technology followed by a double PhD. in mathematics and aerospace engineering. To honor his works in rural education, remote sensing, and satellite communications the satellite launch center at Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh was renamed the Satish Dhawan Space Centre.

3. Dr. Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam(APJ Abdul Kalam):

He is known as the missile man of India. He also served as the 11th President of India from 2002 to 2007. APJ Abdul Kalam was born on 15 October 1931 in Rameswaram on Pamban Island, then in the Madras Presidency. He graduated from the Madras Institute of Technology in 1960. Then he joined the Aeronautical Development Establishment of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) as a scientist. Kalam died on  27 July 2015 while delivering a lecture on  "Creating a Livable Planet Earth" at the Indian Institute of Management Shillong.

4. E. Sreedharan

He is known as the Metro Man of India. He was a retired Indian Engineering Service (IES). He has done a lot to improve public transport in India. He received his secondary education at  Basel Evangelical Mission Higher Secondary School. He completed his Civil Engineering from the Government Engineering College, Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh known as JNTUK.

5. Raghuram Govind Rajan:

He was the 23rd Governor of the Reserve Bank of India. He was also the chief economist at the International Monetary Fund from 2003 to 2007. Rajan was born in 1963 in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. He did his schooling at Delhi Public School and graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi with a degree in electrical engineering. After that, he acquired a management degree from the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad. He also received a Ph.D. in Management from the MIT Sloan School of Management. After successfully completing his term as governor of the Reserve Bank of India he has returned to academia.

6. Sundar Pichai:

Pichai joined Google in 2004 and currently, he is  Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Google Inc. He was born in Madurai,^[2] Tamil Nadu. He completed his high school at Jawahar Vidyalaya, Ashok Nagar Chennai. He did his engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur in Metallurgical Engineering. He also acquired an M.S. degree from Stanford University in Material Sciences and Engineering. He did his  MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

7. Satya Nadella:

He is currently the chief executive officer (CEO) of Microsoft. Nadella was born in Hyderabad city of Telangana. He did his schooling at Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet. He earned his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the Manipal Institute of Technology. He also acquired an  M.S. degree in computer science at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. Later he received an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

8. Nagavara Ramaroa Narayana Murthy:

He is an Indian IT industrialist and the co-founder of Infosys. Murthy was born on 20 August 1946 in Kolar District Karnataka. He graduated from the National Institute of Engineering with a degree in Electrical Engineering. After this, he received his master's degree from the Indian Institute of Technology in Kanpur. Murthy founded Infosys in 1981 with an initial capital of Rs 10,000 or US$ 250 and now it is a US$ 9.501 billion company.

9. Verghese Kurien:

He is also known as the Father of the White Revolution in India. Kurien was born on 26 November 1921 at Calicut, Madras Presidency. He graduated in physics from Loyola College in Madras. After that he got a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the College of Engineering, Guindy, Madras.

10. Satyanarayan Gangaram Pitroda:

Satyanarayan Gangaram Pitroda also known as Sam Pitroda was born on 4 May 1942. He was a famous telecom engineer, inventor, entrepreneur, and policymaker. He did his schooling from Vallabh Vidyanagar in Gujarat. After that, he completed his master's degree in Physics and Electronics from Maharaja Sayajirao University in Vadodara. He also obtained a Master's in Electrical Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago. He invented Electronic Diary in 1975 for which he is called the earliest pioneer of hand-held computing. He was also awarded Padma Bhushan in 2009 for his contribution to Science and Engineering.

We hope this article was able to impart some relevant information to you. It is important for people, especially Indians to know about these prominent figures who have worked towards developing engineering as a profession and instilling human values in people across the world.