On Engineer’s Day, the journeys of Aurangabad’s Deepti Korde and Mayur Hiwarkar stand out. From building enterprises with limited means to creating jobs and empowering communities, their work shows how engineering is not only about machines and technology but also about solving everyday problems and building possibilities for others.

Every year on September 15, India celebrates National Engineer’s Day to honour Sir M Visvesvaraya, a brilliant engineer and a visionary nation-builder, known for his contributions to water management, urban development, and industrialisation in India.

It’s usually a day of tributes to big names in tech and infrastructure, but sometimes the most inspiring engineering stories are happening quietly in small cities…..read more