The Indian Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (ISTAM) was established in 1955, with its headquarters at IIT, Kharagpur. ISTAM was formed by the think tanks of the post independent India for providing a common platform to Scientists, Technologists and Engineers to share and discuss current research work conducted by them individually or in groups and seek solutions to emerging problems of the society. During the congress, five memorial lectures in honour of Prof. B. R. Seth, Prof. P.L. Bhatnagar, Prof. B. Karunesh, Prof. A.S. Gupta and Prof. G.I Taylor are given by eminent researchers from across the world and also several invited lectures are arranged to cover the current trends of various topics of Mechanics. The Annual Congress of the Society have been held at various IITs, Universities, NITs, Engineering colleges and other reputed research establishments in different parts of the country.