Born and raised in a farming family from rural Karnataka, Divakar Channappa’s father had one dream for his son: to build a life beyond agriculture. Originally from the small village of Begur, Divakar remembers how their village lost its identity as Bengaluru expanded rapidly. As urbanisation swallowed up their farmland, his father had to purchase land nearly 100 km away to continue farming. Determined to give his children a better future, he discouraged them from visiting the new farm and instead focused on their education in the city.Divakar followed that path and eventually became a project scientist at ISRO. But.......