In this episode of Research Live, we meet professor Amod Gupta (Padmashree). Professor Gupta has been the dean of PGI, Chandigarh in the past, has published 380 papers in peer-reviewed journals, and has more than 40 prestigious awards to his credit. Here he tells us how he initiated his research journey, what motivated him, his mentor, his first publication, how he approached biostatistics, constructed those immaculate manuscripts, and how he achieved a work-life balance. His parting message to researchers is a good one, so make sure you watch till the end.