Cover story……..
…………and the cover up
I don’t know whether the example I’m going to state here is apt. After reading the above article, I’m reminded of a similar / remotely similar incident in the Indian context. Hamish McDonald’s biography of Dhirubhai Ambani (titled Polyester Prince) ran into trouble few years ago. The Ambani family threatened to sue the author and the book never made it to Indian bookstores. Even if it had released in India, the Ambani family might have used its money power to grab all the copies from the bookstores. In that context, do read this old piece by Sucheta Dalal on why Indian biographies are not accurate.
I don’t know whether the example I’m going to state here is apt. After reading the above article, I’m reminded of a similar / remotely similar incident in the Indian context. Hamish McDonald’s biography of Dhirubhai Ambani (titled Polyester Prince) ran into trouble few years ago. The Ambani family threatened to sue the author and the book never made it to Indian bookstores. Even if it had released in India, the Ambani family might have used its money power to grab all the copies from the bookstores. In that context, do read this old piece by Sucheta Dalal on why Indian biographies are not accurate.
posted by Kaps at
8:44 AM
7 Comments:
it should be biography... not autobiography of ambani..
By
coolsun, at 3:55 PM
Ravi,
Thanks for pointing it out...have corrected the same.
By
Kaps, at 4:35 PM
$1095 per copy???
By
Unknown, at 11:00 PM
WA, I was wondering the same thing too. No wonder people import it as photocopies from friends.
-narayanan
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narayanan, at 3:13 AM
Their is a crusader fighting for the truth "Satyamev Jayate" who is blogging about this book. http://thepolyesterprince.blogspot.com
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Anonymous, at 8:41 AM
Just a small thought, if there is a similar controversial character/institution/incident elsewhere in the world, do you think his biography would've been truthful to the real happenings?
IMO if the book/movie is going to hurt someone's sentiments. There is every possibility there would be a cover up or details tend to be erased.
-narayanan
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narayanan, at 1:42 PM
@Wicked Angel,
the price is a real dampener
@Narayanan,
that's the usual indian way to circumvent things
@Anon,
thanks for the link....will take a look
@Narayanan,
similar incident would have happened in other countries as well.
By
Kaps, at 1:00 PM
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