Teachers frequently come off as strict and tough, but Monday morning's second post of the recent series “Off the Charts” shows you the other side of the coin. It takes you back to when professors were grinding themselves to become what they are today. In the second episode, we have Prof Sushmita Mishra mam, a graduate of this institute. Having done her Btech and Mtech in Chemical Engineering in 1992, her origins and principles are well rooted in this institute. She is adored and idolised by many.