Freedom From Fear - Bijoy Joseph

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'My Book Will Tell The Truth'  says former ISRO scientist  Nambi  Narayanan , who was accused and  arrested of being a spy in the cryogenic engine research scandal that rocked kerala in 1994. He  was acquitted by the Supreme Court in 1998 but since lived under a cloud, being a spy. Mr Nambi Narayanan wishes to expose the people who framed him and redeem his good name, but can he get back those years that passed by . Now on the wrong side of 70, he says ' I shall not die a spy' . That much for self respect and guts. Narayanan is but one of the few who've the courage to fight against the establishment . How many are languishing outside under fear and a weak order of redressal.

When the country is today marching forward in economic growth , let us
not close our eyes on the citezen's rights to living in freedom & upholding of dignity . The quality of life  of a country which is not measured on just economic prosperity but on the social and cultural  
parametetrs should not be sidelined . Do we have the right to  freedom of thought without the  fear of being victimised, equal rights to education & employment or in invoking the constitution against corruption .  There's little meaning in prosperity when money does not ensure peace and security .  How long  will you  be living in the security and comfort of a house  surrounded by poor and oulawed citizens on the streets. This is the case in many countries of Africa & the Third World. Is there real freedom ?   
-Bijoy Joseph


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