We would like to welcome all of you once again to Mumbai for the 22^nd Mumbai LIVE endoscopy course from the 18^th to the 20^th of April, 2025. This meeting carries a special significance as this is our 22^nd LIVE endoscopy course 30 years after we did our first Mumbai LIVE course in 1993. The evolution of GI endoscopy over the past 6 decades has been phenomenal and most gastroenterologists have an ambition to master the art and skill of GI endoscopy and the evolving interventional procedures. In addition to having a sound knowledge of gastroenterology, the practice of GI endoscopy and the newer interventional procedures requires adequate training along with immense manual dexterity.