ISRO MISFIRED : THE ESPIONAGE CASE THAT SHOOK INDIA BY K.V. THOMAS (HARDCOVER)

ISRO Misfired: The Espionage Case That Shook IndiaAn infamous espionage case took the country by storm in 1994 and destroyed the lives and careers of many people. It has finally been put to rest after 25 years. The main accused, nambi Narayan, was vindicated and in compliance with the Supreme court’s order, received? 50 lakh Compensation from the Kerala government. He was also awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2019. But was all this too late? And what about the others who were accused? Has their honour been restored? Do we know the full story yet? ex-ib Officer K. V. Thomas reveals the long saga of interrogations, investigations and legal battles. Full of original disclosures, the book exposes deep secrets and closed-door conversations of India’s most sensational spy case. excerpt ‘obviously, the ISRO espionage case had been written and moulded in many ways in Media in line with the imagination, intentions and interests of the contributors or authors, which in many respects are unable to unfold the myth and mysteries centering the case. In that process, different theories – international conspiracy linking CIA or KGB; political conspiracy and professional jealousies and turf battles- have been floated making the story murkier. The actual truth lies in the midst of such cacophony consciously created by such players, but there always will be a light at the end of the tunnel in which the truth would sparkle like a shining star in the clouded sky!’.The Museum of Broken Tea Cups: Postcards from India’s MarginsThe performing arts in India have traditionally been the domain of Dalit communities. To this day, these men and women continue to nurture and foster their chosen art forms in the face of discrimination and prejudice. We consider ourselves to be connoisseurs of art and culture. Yet, we fail to recognize the very communities who have shaped this culture. The Museum of Broken Tea Cups , using the symbology of the used, broken tea cup that upper caste households leave outside their doors for the use of Dalit workers, is an effort to recognize the immense cultural contribution made by Dalit communities through the stories of individual artists who languish in the forgotten gallis and mohallas of our villages and towns. At the same time, the book seeks to celebrate the everyday heroes, who have, despite all odds, managed to change not just their own lives, but the lives of those around them. These are students and teachers, artists and activists, storytellers and devadasis, daughters and mothers, sons and brothers—seemingly ordinary people—whose faces get lost in everyday life, but whose stories have the potential to inspire admiration, action and change.