Man in his quest for knowledge and progress, is determined and cannot be deterred. We set sail on the sea of advanced education because there is new knowledge to be gained, and new rights to be won, and they must be won and used for the progress of all people. Surely the opening vistas of knowledge promise high rewards and hardships. If this capsule history of our progress teaches us anything, it is the knowledge that those who came before us made certain that this country rode the waves of the industrial revolution, waves of modern invention, and that this generation cannot have only a participatory role but also lead it. Today's generation faces a breathtaking pace, and such a pace cannot help but create new ills as it dispels old, new ignorance, new problems, and new dangers. Education must empower us to enhance human progress and we must vow that we shall not see it governed by a hostile flag of conquest, but by a banner of freedom and peace. We need to vow that we shall not see space filled with weapons of mass destruction, but with instruments of knowledge and understanding. Chairperson's Profile Only then the growth of our science and education will be enriched by new knowledge of our universe and environment, by new techniques of learning and mapping, by new tools and computers for industry, medicine, the home as well as the school. Technical institutions will be worth their while only if they inculcate new hopes for knowledge and peace. The world is very different now. For man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty and at the same time all forms of human life. And yet the same revolutionary beliefs for which our forebears fought are still an issue around the globe -- the belief that the rights of man come from being truly liberalized from all forms of tyranny and the ability to set sail in a voyage that allows complete liberty for growth and prosperity for all humanity. At Indira we create a movement to convert the hopes and aspirations of the youth, into commitments for purpose and performance. Our confidence in the learning abilities of the youth has led to a judicious mix of knowledge sharing, for holistic developments of the students into good human beings.   Dr. Tarita Shankar Chairperson- Indira Group of Institutes