India, May 27 -- YouTube CEO Neal Mohan appeared on Nikhil Kamath's podcast, where the two discussed a range of topics - from YouTube as a platform for creators and tips to crack its algorithm, to the impact of social media on politics. Amid these more serious topics, the conversation veered briefly towards Mohan's early years and schooling in Lucknow.

Mohan was born in India to a father who had studied at IIT. At a young age, he moved to the United States, where his father was pursuing a PhD in soil testing at Purdue University - a transition that shaped his cross-cultural upbringing.

Although he spent much of his childhood in the United States, Mohan and his family moved back to India in 1986. He was then in the seventh grade and join...