Captain Devi Sharantain Devi Sharan was born in 1962 in Sawant, near Karnal in Haryana. He graduated from Dyal Singh College, Karnal and joined Indian Airlines, in 1986. He began flying Airbuses from the late-90s. He was awarded the Conway Safe Award 1999, in Atlana, for his role in resolving the IC 814 hijacking. He lives in New Delhi with his wife.