Wednesday 16 September 2015

Engineer's Day : 15th September


Engineer's Day is celebrated every year on the 15th of September in India, Sri Lanka and Tanzania to honour Sri. Visvesvaraya, who played a key role in India's modernization. Sir. Visvesvaraya, the notable civil engineer, was born on 15th September 1860, at Mysore. 

He was a member of the Governing Council of the Tata Iron and Steel company(TISCO) and the below card was issued for the TATA Steel's centenary year. The Tata group is well known globally due to their TCS (IT services) and their recent Jaguar-Land Rover acquisition. TISCO was established in 1907 and now has a presence in 26 countries.

The stamp was issued to commemorate the Golden Jubilee celebrations of Engineers India Limited - a wholly-owned GoI enterprise that went public in 1996. They play a key role in the Chemical and Petroleum industries. 




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