K.S. Nair is the author oftwo books—Ganesha's Flyboys: The Indian Air Force in the Congo, 1960–62and The Forgotten Few: The Indian Air Force in World War II—and ofnumerous articles in Indian, British, Canadian, Japanese and US publicationsand websites. He is a graduate of IIT Delhi and IIM Bangalore, and has served atsenior levels in multinational and boutique firms and development agencies.