a visionary and the founder of this institution is not just a visionary, but a pioneer in jacquard designing. He is truly a godfather of the weaving industry. His motive has always been to “Create creators”. Starting from scratch, he broke the shackles of conventional degree courses and took the odd way to create a legacy of his own. He built a weaving empire and worked towards the establishment of that empire with his innovative designs and technological tools of highest precision. In the process, he set a bandwagon which multitudes of youth are eager to jump onto. In felicitation of his commendable efforts in Jacquard designing, he won many awards, and one of his wonderful designs, won the State Award for best design, in 2014.