NORTH INDIA SECTION OF TEXTILE INSTITUTE (NISTI) was established 1989 under the leadership of two of the finest textile institutional leaders at the time in the personalities of (late) Dr N M Swani, then Director of the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi and former Head of the Department of Textile Technology of the Institute and (late) Dr J K Nigam, then Director of Shriram Institute of Industrial Research, Delhi, with able support of Prof V K Kothari and Prof D S Verma of IIT Delhi, and such others as Mr H P Gupta from Birla Group, Dr K C Tapadar, CMD of then Porritts and Spencers (Asia) Ltd (now called Voith Paper Fabrics India Ltd), Prof R C D Kaushik, Director of Technological Institute of Textiles and Sciences, Bhiwani, Mr H C Jain from DCM, Mr Y N Mallah from Poritts and Spencers, and Mr H C Chaturvedi, Managing Director of Shamken Ltd. All of the pioneering founders were highly respected in TI as well as India’s textile professional circles. NISTI was formally inaugurated on 24 May, 1989 at a well-attended ceremony held at the campus of IIT Delhi. (Late) Mr R M Goodall, Past President of TI and Chairman of Scapa Group PLC UK graced the ceremony. Shortly, thereafter, (late) Dr J K Nigam was installed as the Founding President of NISTI.