03-03-2006, 05:43 AM
From Deccan Herald, 3 March, 2006
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London, PTI:
A new book has been launched on the life of âSpy Princessâ Noor Inayat Khan, the first female radio operator of Indian origin to work for Britain during World War II who was shot dead by Germanyâs Nazi forces.
A new book has been launched on the life of âSpy Princessâ <b>Noor Inayat Khan</b>, the first female radio operator of Indian origin to work for Britain during World War II who was shot dead by Germanyâs Nazi forces.
Spy Princess: The Life of Noor Inayat Khan by Shrabani Basu, the London-based correspondent for the Ananda Bazar Patrika, was launched here on Wednesday by Indian High Commissioner Kamalesh Sharma.
<b>Mr Sharma said the contribution of Indians to Britain during the war was unparalleled, noting that more than two million Indians had fought during the World War II on behalf of Britain and their sacrifices were being recognised now. </b>The launch was attended by Ian Jack, writer and Editor of Granta and NRI industrialist Sir Gulam Noon.
The story of Noor, a descendent of Tipu Sultan, has been described as one of the most inspirational stories of World War II. The book traces the travails of the young woman who joined Britainâs Special Operations Executive (SOE), a secret organisation dedicated to acts of sabotage and terrorism across Europe.
<b>In the summer of 1943, the 29-year-old spy found herself virtually in charge of Resistance communications in the Paris area as the German secret police Gestapo arrested cell after cell around her. </b>
Noor, daughter of a famous Sufi musician and an Indianised American mother, was remembered by all as a âdreamyâ sensitive child.
The book presents a graphic account of her life till September 13, 1944, when she was shot dead by German forces at Dachau. She was 30. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I read about her in high school in Classic Illustrated. her code name was Madeline. She got the George Cross for her bravery. She was very Indic.
Link with her picture: Inayat Khan Noor
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Book on Indian Spy Princess launchedÂ
London, PTI:
A new book has been launched on the life of âSpy Princessâ Noor Inayat Khan, the first female radio operator of Indian origin to work for Britain during World War II who was shot dead by Germanyâs Nazi forces.
A new book has been launched on the life of âSpy Princessâ <b>Noor Inayat Khan</b>, the first female radio operator of Indian origin to work for Britain during World War II who was shot dead by Germanyâs Nazi forces.
Spy Princess: The Life of Noor Inayat Khan by Shrabani Basu, the London-based correspondent for the Ananda Bazar Patrika, was launched here on Wednesday by Indian High Commissioner Kamalesh Sharma.
<b>Mr Sharma said the contribution of Indians to Britain during the war was unparalleled, noting that more than two million Indians had fought during the World War II on behalf of Britain and their sacrifices were being recognised now. </b>The launch was attended by Ian Jack, writer and Editor of Granta and NRI industrialist Sir Gulam Noon.
The story of Noor, a descendent of Tipu Sultan, has been described as one of the most inspirational stories of World War II. The book traces the travails of the young woman who joined Britainâs Special Operations Executive (SOE), a secret organisation dedicated to acts of sabotage and terrorism across Europe.
<b>In the summer of 1943, the 29-year-old spy found herself virtually in charge of Resistance communications in the Paris area as the German secret police Gestapo arrested cell after cell around her. </b>
Noor, daughter of a famous Sufi musician and an Indianised American mother, was remembered by all as a âdreamyâ sensitive child.
The book presents a graphic account of her life till September 13, 1944, when she was shot dead by German forces at Dachau. She was 30. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I read about her in high school in Classic Illustrated. her code name was Madeline. She got the George Cross for her bravery. She was very Indic.
Link with her picture: Inayat Khan Noor