You don’t need to be a certified member of “The Harvesters”—a term coined by Outlook a few years ago to describe that lucky tribe who joined the workforce around 1991 (I am one, even if it ages me so)—to affirm that the past two decades have been a roller-coaster ride, good, not-so-good, and some downright ugly. All said and done, it has been a good ride. For all the excesses and crony capitalism we rail against today, there’s no denying economic reforms have changed lives and destinies for millions of middle-class Indians.