CONTENTS: THE JOURNEY: Introduction, Chronicling Sweetness, THE TECHNOLOGICAL JOURNEY: From Industry 1.0 to 4.0, Indigenised Machinery ushers in Winds of Change, SWEET HARVEST: From humble beginnings to reigning supreme, INDUSTRY AS OF NOW: Bioethanol: An emerging fuel for the future, Cane is the new power centre: Bio-energy Varieties multiply, Marching Ahead: Sugar mills become flexi complexes, The way forward, ODE TO ICONS, LIVING LEGENDS, STELLER PERFORMERS OF THE SUGAR SECTOR: Travelling the long road...history of sugar mills, Sugar Groups, ASSOCIATIONS: STAI, SISSTA, DSTA, AIDA, NFCSF, ISMA, ISEC, INSTITUTES; NSI, SBI, IISR, VSI, OEMs: FIVES, ISGEC, THYSSENKRUPP, TRIVENI TURBINES, PRAJ, EPILOGUE, STAI Council members, STAI past presidents, Office bearers of various bodies.