Sir MV’s : To name few of the many things he was responsible for: Architect of the Krishnarajasagara dam – or KRS or Brindavan gardens. One of the biggest dams in India which irrigates a hundred and twenty thousand acres of land. Bhadravati Iron and Steel Works – as its Chairman he rescued it from becoming extinct. Mysore Sandal Oil Factory and the Mysore soap factory Mysore University – Sir M.V.’s question was “If Australia and Canada could have universities of their own for less than a million population, cannot Mysore with a population of not less that 60 lakhs have a University of its own?” State Bank of Mysore (it was first named The Bank of Mysore) Public libraries in Mysore and Bangalore Encouraging girls to attend school. Mysore Chamber of Commerce Kannada Sahitya Parishad or the Kannada Literary Academy Sri Jayachamarajendra Occupational Institute, Bangalore – funded by the ENTIRE money [Rs 2 lacs] he earned from rescuing Bhadravati Iron Works
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