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Bhais Of Bengaluru

Bhais Of Bengaluru

Jyoti Shelar
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For years, Bengaluru’s underworld has been ruled by shrewd and notorious dons, who grew from small-time extortionists to dreaded names in real-estate circles. Kodigehalli Mune Gowda was crowned the city’s first ‘don’ back in the 1960s, but it was in the ’80s and the ’90s that powerhouses like MP Jayaraj, Kotwal Ramachandra, ‘Boot House’ Kumar aka Oil Kumar, Muthappa Rai, Sreedhar, Bekkina Kannu Rajendra and Srirampura Kitty emerged. In Bhais of Bengaluru, Jyoti Shelar, a print journalist with ten years of work experience as a field reporter, explores this mysterious and fascinating underbelly of India’s Garden City.

Imprint: India Penguin

Published: Oct/2017

ISBN: 9780143427780

Length : 288 Pages

MRP : ₹299.00

Bhais Of Bengaluru

Jyoti Shelar

For years, Bengaluru’s underworld has been ruled by shrewd and notorious dons, who grew from small-time extortionists to dreaded names in real-estate circles. Kodigehalli Mune Gowda was crowned the city’s first ‘don’ back in the 1960s, but it was in the ’80s and the ’90s that powerhouses like MP Jayaraj, Kotwal Ramachandra, ‘Boot House’ Kumar aka Oil Kumar, Muthappa Rai, Sreedhar, Bekkina Kannu Rajendra and Srirampura Kitty emerged. In Bhais of Bengaluru, Jyoti Shelar, a print journalist with ten years of work experience as a field reporter, explores this mysterious and fascinating underbelly of India’s Garden City.

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Paperback / Hardback
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Jyoti Shelar

Jyoti Shelar is an award-winning journalist who has been covering crime, healthcare and communities for over a decade. Currently an assistant editor with The Hindu, she has previously been associated with the Mumbai Mirror, Hindustan Times and Daily News and Analysis (DNA). Having closely mapped developments in public healthcare, she's currently a fellow of the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) and has also been a Thomson Reuters Foundation fellow. When not on the field, she enjoys kicking back with a paperback or binge watching American sitcoms.

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