Mile Sur’s original version was conceived by Suresh Mullick of Ogilvy and Surendranath in 1988. Prior to Mile Sur, Mullick and Surendranath had worked on Freedom Torch film where athletes run with a flaming torch in their hand. Mullick and Bhaskar Ghose, the then Director DD were classmates at St Stephen’s. They exploited the common raga to both Hindustani and Carnatic classical music — Bhairavi using singers from different parts of the country. The lyrics were contributed by Piyush Pandey and Mile Sur version I was set to music by Louis Banks. Mile Sur’s version II has been launched in 2010. It isone milestone in India to have such an inspiring song for national integration.