Born in 1938, almost a decade before India’s independence from the British empire, to a civil servant father and homemaker mother, Gopalan was the eldest of four. Her father, P.V. Gopalan was ...

Painganadu Venkataraman Gopalan (1911-88), was known affectionately as P. V. Gopalan. He played a major role in Indian civil service and international relief efforts.He was born into a ...