Prof. S Y Kulkarni From 2007 to 2010 He was head of the Department, IIT Roorkee. He worked at Central Building Research Institute, Roorkee as Scientist ‘B’ in Health building World Bank project. Professor Kulkarni has a vast teaching and research experience and has research papers and consultancy projects to his credit. He has supervised PhD and many Masters thesis and several undergraduate projects. Professor Kulkarni firmly believes that concentration in learning and compassion in teaching are two invaluable virtues for students and teachers in our life long process of education system.