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Note from Research Scholar’s Desk -B. Durga Hari Kiran Necessity is the mother of invention, when the need becomes imperative; you are driven to find the ways of accomplishing it. Research is the need of the hour, towards which the world is looking to find the answers that it is facing. The growth of a country was no longer be calculated by per capita income, but the intellectual property that it owns. The education should no longer be confined to books. Every individual should have a curiosity to learn and that curiosity will drive the human race. As a NITian’s we should be an epicenter for innovation and research. We should not restrict ourselves to a desk job. Electrical Engineers are the fulcrum for countries industrial growth. According to a report, over 300 million people in India have no access to continuous or quality power. Electrical energy will improve the people economic and social conditions. At present India is facing a Power deficit. The load is increasing day by day and power plant installations were not at par with the increase in load. Other problem it is facing is of losses and theft. These issues laid path for new research areas like SMART GRIDS and ENERGY MANAGEMENT. The other areas that an Electrical Engineer can look into are of Power Quality and Power Controllers. Engineers should look into these areas not only for research, but also as an entrepreneur opportunity. We are the future of our nation’s development.