I consider it honour to have been appointed as the Executive Director of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, (AIIMS) Kalyani, one of the Institutions of National Importance (INIs) in India established by an Act of Parliament and modelled on AIIMS New Delhi. Presently, AIIMS, Kalyani, is at its infancy but the positive attitude of its faculty will help us to flourish and bloom out in flying colours. Jessica Herrin once said, “shaping your culture is more than half done when you hire your team”. In this regard, I am extremely thankful to the founder-director, Dr Gitanjali Batmanabane, who took immense pains....