Byculla to Bangkok, published by Manjul in 2014, is written by the famous investigative journalist, S. Hussain Zaidi. It is the sequel to his very successful first attempt at Mumbai mafia through Dongri to Dubai.
Synopsis
Byculla to Bangkok- Marathi is a continuation from Dongri to Dubai. Although, unlike its predecessor, this book talks about the smaller pawns of the Mumbai Mafia than Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar himself. Some names would be Arun Gawli, Ashwin Naik, and Chotta Rajan among others. His book is very articulate in describing how social evils like revenge build a retaliatory motive in every person. One revenge sows its seeds, the follows bribery, extortion, deaths and finally the growth of organized crime in its heart of the country: Mumbai.
Later on, when the gangster himself was operating from outside of India, these pawns have been very functional in the working of the D-Company. Although, this book is not only about the friends of Dawood but also foes which also have been functional in their own little way. The inability of presenting a detailed picture of the side-lined gangsters in Dongri to Dubai led Zaidi to write Byculla to Bangkok- Marathi.
About the author
S. Hussain Zaidi is one of the most famous investigative journalists in the field of crime and terror. He is the associate producer of the HBO movie, Terror in Mumbai. Apart from Dongri to Dubai and Byculla to Bangkok, Zaidi's other books includes Headly and I, Black Friday. He is currently the resident editor of Deccan Chronicle and Asian Age.
