AICTE – Indian Knowledge Systems KCT Project team visited SPI Equipments India (P) Limited, Coimbatore on 11th of August 2023 to learn the advancements in textile dyeing equipments.  Mr.A.Dhanakumar, Director of SPI Equipments is a first-generation entrepreneur who shared his journey of entrepreneurship. During the discussion he explained how innovation leads to the success of a business.  SPI Equipments  sponsored a stirrer equipment to Kumaraguru College of Technology for the ongoing AICTE IKS project on Natural Dyes and Human Wellness. Dr.B.Poongodi, KCT Business School is the CO-PI in this project and is involved in analyzing the socio-economic status of the handloom dyers.