By B.C. Thimmaiah
He was just 16 when he made a working model of metal steam engine. That is the age when normally boys think about having a love affair or dream about sports cars or bikes. For Natesa Achari, steam engine was his first love and he was passionate in creating miniature models with absolute perfection and pin-point accuracy. At present, his son M.N. Mohanvel Achari, a resident of Vijayanagar in Mysuru, is continuing his father’s passion of making steam engine models. Notably, all the models made by the father-son duo are in working condition and some of them have been kept as souvenirs by the Railways.
