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McDonalds articles in 1993 on the Panna-Mukta oil fields. Finally, this letter served as a warning that if the book would attempt to be published will be met with legal actions in the form of injunctions. McDonald ignored these warnings and continued to work on his manuscript. RIL, however, continued to fight the upcoming publication of the book by sending further letters from
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would generate unwelcome media which would not only negatively impact their client and his families name but also potentially harm RIL. Ambani described the upcoming book to contain defamatory information due to the current unfavourable relationship between the author and Ambani after the release of
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The first section of the book explores the events of Ambani's young adult life that influenced his understanding of business and developed his skillset that later went on to help him found RIL. This section explores how the mixture of Ambani's working experience as a young adult at trading companies
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in 1991. The initial relationship between McDonald, RIL and Ambani centred on documenting the company's expansion into international markets. In 1992 McDonald decided that he wanted to write a book on Ambani and the interconnections with business and politics. Ambani and Reliance approved of the
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in favour with RIL and Ambani's, allowing them to procure a temporary injunction against publication. This temporary injunction restricted the publishment of the book for a while however upon the approval of the temporary injunction HarperCollins removed printed pages of the book and halted all
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Upon a meeting with Renuka Chatterjee, who was heading HarperCollins India at the time told McDonald that they received further legal threats along with pre-publication injunction notices on the grounds of anticipated defamation that threatened that RIL would apply for these injunctions in all
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In July 1995 McDonald quit his job working at FEER to devote full time to the development of his book. McDonald and his unfavourable relationship with Ambani was made evident in 1996 when he went to interview Ratibhai Muchhala who worked as the export manager for Ambani. However, upon reaching
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after realising that McDonald's book was not a hagiography of Dhirubhai Ambani. The original book received criticism on the sources behind McDonalds writing as it sourced media reports and interviewing Ambani's competitors which may have skewed the writing to negatively portray Ambani.
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Muchhala's office, McDonald was met with Dinesh Sheth, Dhirubhai's personal assistant at the time who explained that Ambani would prefer this project to cease development. McDonald continued to investigate Ambani through talking to individuals such as Ambani's main competitors like
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HarperCollins India was not prepared to defend the book as the publishment case could continue over several years and become costly. As a result, they withdrew the book and halted its publication which resulted in the book never being released to Indian markets.
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The latter part of the book centers on Ambani's different business dealings, both successful and criticised as he founds and expands RIL. Throughout the book, McDonald describes the ethical costs associated with Ambani's
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and Delhi High Courts towards the publishment of the book in India on the anticipatory grounds that the publication contained defamatory material towards both RIL and Dhirubhai Ambani. The Delhi High Court passed a
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with no legal issues. This sequel contained a sanitised version of the original's content as well as six new chapters pertaining to the events surrounding Ambani's sons and RIL after his passing in 2002.
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photocopied versions have appeared on Mumbai and Delhi's streets for prices ranging from Rs 50 to Rs 1,600 (approximately US$ 0.69 to US$ 22). Moreover, the available copies on internet sites such as
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Due to the injunctions on the Indian version of the book it was never made available on public markets for purchase however the injunction has seemed to increase its value. In recent years
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in an attempt to understand Ambani's actions during the polyester wars. McDonald continued to connect the life events of Ambani through Ambani's colleagues, rivals and even the former
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There are a few differences between the Indian and Australian publications of the sequel due to Pramod Kapur, the founder and publisher of Roli Books, asking McDonald to remove some
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as it includes the original 17 chapters with an additional six chapters pertaining to the events following Dhirubhai Ambani's passing in 2002, Ambani's sons, Mukesh and Anil Ambani.
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such as the attempted murder allegation of Nusli Wadia. Such controversial passages still appear in the Australian publication of the book. As a result of the sanitation of
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he was met with a letter from Kanga & Co, the lawyers of Ambani and Reliance Industries. This letter detailed that their client believes the information in the proposed
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publication attempts. Allen & Unwin would not stop the publishment of the book in Australia however would not attempt to publish the book within Indian jurisdictions.
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The following year, rumours began to circulate that the government was rigged in favour of RIL to obtain oil exploration contracts. McDonald wrote articles about the
251:. In 1957, Ambani founded Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) targeting the polyester industry due to the decrease in competitors after the 1947 partition and the 760: 437:''As of now the book is not happening. The matter is sub judice. The Ambanis’ have secured an injunction in the Delhi High Court against the publication." 178:. HarperCollins pulped the printed yet unbound pages of the book after receiving further warnings that RIL would apply for further injunctions in all of 334:
along with post-independence India's changing business landscape lead to Ambani's debut in the wealthy social circles of India and rise in his power.
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Hamish McDonald is an Australian journalist and author of many books about Indonesia and India. He lived in India from 1990 to 1996 working as the
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the rise of Dhirubhai Ambani from childhood to a business tycoon with large commercial success. The first section of the book explores how the
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chronicles Dhirubhai Ambani's life from childhood to founder of RIL following India's independence in 1947, and highlights how India's
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between Mukesh Ambani and Anil Ambani that has gained large attention from the media, this book was not met with the same
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Dhirubhai Ambani (born December 28, 1932) was the child of school teachers in a small village in Junagarh, now known as
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Sue the Messenger: How Legal Arm-Twisting by Corporates Is Shackling Reportage and Undermining Democracy in India
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in the Indian marketplace. The new six chapters follow Anil and Mukesh Ambanis’ feud over the Reliance group.
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idea, with the understanding that for this project to go forward Ambani would have the final say.
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newspaper. During his work for FEER, McDonald was invited to the wedding of Anil Ambani and
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of the political environment using his status in wealthy social circles that included
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Mahabharata in Polyester: The Making of the World’s Richest Brothers and Their Feud
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were selling for up to US$ 500 due to the unauthorised content it contained.
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Elliott, John (4 October 2010). "Ambani & Sons - Polyester dynasty".
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consists of 23 chapters split into two sections. The first 17 chapters
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Ninan, T.N (2012). "Dhirubhai Ambani and Reliance Industries".
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industry development was achieved by both fair and foul means.
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was published by Roli Books in India in 2010 and published by
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and deciding it was not worth the cost to defend the book's
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Asia-Pacific Journal of Management Research and Innovation
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in Australia. This book was widely considered to be the
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Biography of Dhirubhai Ambani written by Hamish McDonald
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Ghosh, Subir; Guha Thakurta, Paranjoy (30 April 2016).
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RIL and Ambani applied for a legal injunction from the
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A stamp of India dedicated to Dhirubhai Ambani by the
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that occurred and resulted in RIL obtaining a large
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Index

The first edition
Hamish McDonald
Non-Fiction
Biography
Allen & Unwin
ISBN
1-86448-468-3
978-1864484687
unauthorised biography
Reliance Industries Limited
Dhirubhai Ambani
Hamish McDonald
Australia
Allen & Unwin
HarperCollins India
injunctions
defamation
Delhi High Court
India's twenty-two high courts
publication rights
Roli Books
India
Gujarat
Aden
Yemen
Arabian Peninsula
Antonin Besse
1947 partition of India and Pakistan
Bangladesh
Bombay

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