The Polyester Prince

The Polyester Prince The Rise of Dhirubhai Ambani is an unauthorized biography of Indian business tycoon and Reliance Industries founder Dhirubhai Ambani. The book was written by Australian journalist Hamish McDonald and first published by Allen & Unwin, an Australian publisher, in 1998. The book was never published in India and was banned there.[1]

The Polyester Prince
AuthorHamish McDonald
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
GenreBiography
Published1998 (Allen & Unwin)
Media typePrint (paperback)
Pages297 pp
ISBN1-86448-468-3
978-1864484687
Followed byAmbani and Sons 

Content

McDonald interacted with and interviewed many people who had known Ambani personally, including politicians, businessmen, lawyers and media persons. Some interviewees requested anonymity due to their personal and professional relationship with the Ambani family or to his political influence.

The book illustrates Ambani's journey from school teacher's son in Gujarat to a business tycoon. It documents Ambani's influence on politics and some of the allegations made against him.[2]

Indian ban

McDonald expressed surprise that HarperCollins India had even attempted to publish the book. An injunction was taken out against publication in 1998.[3] After the injunction, an expurgated edition, entitled Ambani & Sons, was approved for publication.[4]

References
  1. "The Polyester Prince: The Rise of Dhirubhai Ambani Harper Collins, 1998".
  2. "The New York Times Book Review: THE POLYESTER PRINCE:The Rise of Dhirubhai Ambani". January 16, 1999.
  3. "Banned book: The Polyester Prince: The Rise of Dhirubhai Ambani HarperCollins, 1998 Status: Injunction against the book in 1998".
  4. "The Telegraph,BAN THE BAN - The republic of India bans books with a depressing frequency".
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