Born in 1967

The Green Revolution was transforming Punjab and Haryana into breadbaskets. Farmers who had known famine were now producing surpluses. Indira Gandhi fought and won elections on her own terms, separating herself from the old Congress establishment.

Upkar's patriotic anthem 'Mere Desh Ki Dharti' was sung at every school assembly. The IITs were producing graduates who were increasingly being recruited by American companies — the first small steps of a brain drain that would reshape both nations.