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Research and Development
are inextricably related to each other
and the unsnappable link between the
two is as strong as is the case of
root and branch. Etymologically, the
word research is formed of prefix
‘Re’ and the word search.
Thus Research may be defined as delving
deep into the facts discovered in
the past so as to revitalize them
and make them relevant in the present
and put them on track to gear them
up towards future development. “Time
past lies in time present and time
present lies in time future.”
observed T.S. Eliot. Meaningful research
and genuine scholarship create and
recreate a beautiful bond and lovely
link between tradition and the individual
talent putting the train of innovative
thoughts on the fast track leading
towards the desired development. Insight
and innovation are the two tremendous
wheels which make research methodology
vibrant, vigorous, vital and volatile.
Research enriches, rejuvenates and
reinforces knowledge of any field
especially in the sphere of Engineering
and Technology. Research in these
fields is neither mere mental exercise
nor a tickling of a scholar’s
fancy. Research initiatives in these
spheres lead to new discoveries and
inventions without which development
is unimaginable. |
