New Delhi, June 10 -- Google's parent company Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai is celebrating is birthday today (June 10). As the top executive turns 53 on Tuesday, his journey of climbing up the tech ladder has been nothing short of extraordinary.

Speaking with Lex Fridman in a podcast recently, Sundar Pichai recalled how during his childhood even getting basic things was a luxury. Opening up about his childhood in Madras, now Chennai, Pichai said that these formative years helped him become who he is today and shape his approach to life.

Speaking on the podcast, Google CEO Sundar Pichai reflected on how even running water was unavailable when a drought struck his city during his childhood.

"We had no running water. You know, it was a massi...