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There was a time when engineers were recognized in the society at a personal level. For example, in a private university near Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu, a campus road has been named after Sir Visvesvaraya, the redoubtable Indian engineer of the 20th century who also proved his mettle in governance! But, the name is more readily associated with his engineering accomplishments, Krishnaraja Sagar Dam being the crowning jewel, rather than for his administrative excellence. Equally telling is the fact most of the other roads are named after scientists and mathematicians, discounting a scattering of experts in aerospace.
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Chakraborty, S.S. (2020). Engineers—Pre-eminent in Society. In: Ghosh, P. (eds) The Mind of an Engineer: Volume 2. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-1330-5_12
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