Global InformationOrmakalude Bhramanapadham information
 Autobiography of Nambi Narayanan | |
| Author | Nambi Narayanan, Prajesh Sen |
|---|---|
| Original title | ഓർമകളുടെ ഭ്രമണപഥം |
| Cover artist | Lebison Gopi |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Genre | Autobiography |
| Published | 26 October 2017 |
| Publisher | Current Books, Thrissur |
| Awards | Best Seller in Malayalam 2018 |
Ormakalude Bhramanapadham (Malayalam: ഓർമകളുടെ ഭ്രമണപഥം) is the autobiography of Nambi Narayanan, former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) scientist and the Padma Bhushan awardee.[1] After his education at Princeton University in chemical rocket propulsion he was invited by United States to join NASA, but he decided to serve the nation and joined ISRO[citation needed]. He came to India with expertise in liquid propulsion at a time when Indian rocketry was still solely dependent on solid propellants.
He was closely associated with Vikram Sarabhai, APJ, Satish Dhawan and U. R. Rao. As a senior official at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), he was in-charge of the cryogenics division. In 1994, he was falsely charged with espionage and arrested.[2]
Written by journalist turned filmmaker Prajesh Sen,[3] the book also presents the story of Nambi Narayanan’s life.[4] The book untangles the scientific quest and his preliminary efforts in emerging the country's homegrown cryogenic technology that drives India's space technology today.[5]
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- ^ "Nambi Narayanan: The fake spy scandal that blew up a rocket scientist's career". BBC News. 27 January 2020.
- ^ "Isro scientist Nambi Narayanan implicated in fake spy case to get Rs 1.3 crore from Kerala govt". India Today. 27 December 2019.
- ^ "Nambi Narayanan pens book on experience in jail". The Hindu. 25 September 2018.
- ^ "Here's the real story of Isro 'spy' case that rocked the nation in 1990s". Business standard. 17 September 2018.