Question

‘Industrialize or perish’ was the motto of ____________.
A.Visvesvaraya
B.Nehru
C.Gandhiji
D.Vivekananda

Answer 1

Hint: The famous personality who has given the statement ‘Industrialize or perish’ was known by this dictum throughout his life.

Complete answer:‘Industrialize or perish’ was the famous declaration of Sir. M. Vishweshwaraiah. He started the ‘Sandalwood factory at Mysore’. He was born in Telugu Brahmin family; on 15 September 1860 to Mokshagundam Srinivasa and Venkatalakshamma. He also started a soap factory, central industrial workshop, leather processing and metal factories in Bengaluru. In order to provide impetus to trade and commerce, Mysore chamber of commerce and Industries was started at Bengaluru. Mysore bank was started in 1913 to provide support to the growth of industries. He made primary education compulsory and gave importance to technical education. He established the agricultural school at Hebbal. The university of Mysore was established in 1916. Kannada sahitya parishad was established in 1915. The construction of KRS dam continued and completed in 1932. The railway lines between Mysuru and Arsikere, Bowringpete and Kolar were laid. Visveswaraya achieved celebrity status when he designed a flood protection system for the city of Hyderabad. He was instrumental in developing a system to protect Visakhapatnam port from sea erosion. When he was 90 years old, he was called the ‘Father of Modern Mysore State’.

Hence, The correct answer is option (A). Visvesvaraya.

Note: The above-mentioned statement by Visveswaraya aptly sums up the economic philosophy of this engineer-statesman. It was not just this; Sir MV has to face jealousy and opposition from a new high-ranking officer in the Mysore administration.