Growth and prosperity are incumbent on our ability to research, synthesize and apply our knowledge to our requirements. The world that we live in is driven by knowledge and even economists tag countries as knowledge economies based on the country's ability to create and apply knowledge for prosperity and social justice.

In order to foster a generation of young researchers to undertake purposeful research, an endeavor is being made to lay out the fundamental concepts for excellence in academic research in this series of episodes. The talks have been purposefully kept generic in their tone and tenor to enthuse a cross section of young academics to take to research as a career in any field that they choose to. Hope this objective will stand fulfilled.

This series is being hosted in furtherance of the objectives of Electronic Journal of Social and Strategic Studies.