Ajio Croma Zivame
The Indian Spy who never came
back!
This is a story of a young Indian patriot, considered to be the best Indian spy, a forgotten hero who put his entire life on the line for the benefit of his country. And serving his motherland he died young, a sad and lonely death in a foreign country. He couldn’t even see his loved ones and his country again. Very few people have heard about him and his story. Ravindra Kaushik (11 April 1952 – November 2001) was a Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) operative, also named as Black Tiger, who is believed to be one of India's best spies.
Not much is written about him, but from time to time I have read something about him and his supreme sacrifice for the nation. It needs true courage and dedication for what he did. I am writing this story about this super spy and forgotten hero with the information I gathered over the years. Ravindra Kaushik was a Research and Analysis Wing operative, also named as Black Tiger, who is believed to be one of India's best spies. Kaushik served the R&AW from 1979 to 1983 in Pakistan. He was able to penetrate the Pakistan Army and was recruited as an officer.
Ravindra Kaushik was born in Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan on 11 April 1952 in a Hindu Brahmin family. His father, JM Kaushik, was an Indian Air Force officer; his mother Amla Devi passed away in 2006. He did his graduation from SD Bihani PG College, Sri Ganganagar, earning a Bcom degree and was actively involved with theatre acting while in college. Kaushik loved theatre and performing characters as a teenager and that's how RAW spotted him. And he was recruited by the R&AW.
Kaushik converted to Islam, underwent circumcision and was given the cover name "Nabi Ahmed Shakir" and entered Pakistan in 1975. After successfully getting admission in Karachi University, he also completed his LLB. He joined Pakistan Army as a commissioned officer and was eventually promoted to the rank of major. He married a local girl named Amanat, the daughter of a tailor in one of the army units, and had a child who died in 2012–2013.
In September 1983, R&AW sent a low-level operative, Inyat Masih, to get in touch with Kaushik. But, Masih was exposed by Joint Counter intelligence Bureau of Pakistan's ISI and he blew Kaushik's cover. Kaushik was also captured, tortured for two years at an interrogation center in Sialkot. He was given the death sentence in 1985. His sentence was later commuted to a life term by the Supreme Court of Pakistan. He was kept in various jails in various cities, including Sialkot, Kot Lakhpat and in Mianwali jail for 16 years. He managed to secretly send letters to his family in India, which revealed the true scenario, his poor health condition and the trauma faced by him in Pakistani jails. In one of his letters, he wrote: Kya Bharat jaise bade desh ke liye kurbani dene waalon ko yahi milta hai?" (Is this what people who sacrifice their lives for a big country like India get?)
It is believed, in intelligence circles there’s an unwritten rule, whenever spies or operatives are caught or compromised, the intelligence agencies all over the world refuse to own or accept them as their personnel, which makes it difficult for any government to officially intervene in such cases. And the family members often wonder why the government doesn’t intervene.
After hearing the news about Ravindra's death, his father died of shock which caused a heart attack. His mother Amladevi died in 2006. His younger brother, Rajeshwarnath Kaushik, who is two years younger to Ravindra, lives in Jaipur. Ravindra Kaushik's nephew, Vikram Vashisth, also lives in Jaipur. The saddest part is, they never got to see Ravindra Kaushik again.
Seeing in movies or reading spy thrillers, people have a fancy image of spies like James Bond. But actually their lives are tough and dangerous as the enemy country’s counter intelligence is always on the lookout. They gather vital information and pass it on to his intelligence bosses about latest enemy moves or plans providing them with updated information on defence installations, army deployment, armaments and weapons, etc, at the same time keeping low profile and his cover intact. If caught, they get tortured and killed without anyone’s knowledge.
Ravindra's family claimed that the storyline of the famous Bollywood flick "Ek Tha Tiger" released in the year 2012 was based on the life of Ravindra and asked for credit in the movie titles for Ravindra. But the director Kabir Khan denied their claim. Romeo Akbar Walter, a 2019 Indian film written and directed by Robbie Grewal is loosely based on his activities in Pakistan, John Abraham plays the role of Ravindra Kaushik in the film.
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