# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/mahadeva-iyer-ganapati
# Generated: 2026-08-15T04:18:16.532Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/mahadeva-iyer-ganapati"
name: "Mahadeva Iyer Ganapati"
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description: "Mahadeva Iyer Ganapati (1903–1976) was an Indian engineer who was well known for his accomplishments in national projects. The Rourkela Steel Plant in Orissa, and many Railway projects including Churchgate railway station in Mumbai and Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) were completed under his leadership. The Indian government awarded him the inaugural Padma Bhushan in 1954. He was the president of the Institution of Engineers (India) for 1973-74."
tagline: "Engineer"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "IN"
birthDate: "1903"
deathDate: "1976-10-03"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  sourceConfidence:     35
  profileCompleteness:  35
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump