Vaibhav Purandare grew up in Mumbai in the 1980s and 90s, the tumultuous decades in which Bal Thackeray and his Shiv Sena went from being regional political players to champions of a militant Hindutva that carried their rhetoric and rage across India. He began his journalistic career with the political newsmagazine Blitz in 1993, in the early part of which Thackeray and his organisation played a key role in the Mumbai riots, and has since worked with India’s leading newspapers such as The Indian Express, The Asian Age, Daily News and Analysis (DNA), Mid Day and Mumbai Mirror, apart from writing for a host of other publications. His first book, The Sena Story was published in 1999, when he was only 23. His second book, Sachin Tendulkar: A Definitive Biography (Roli Books) and is now into its fifth edition. He is currently Senior Associate Editor with the Hindustan Times, Mumbai.

The book is about the socio-political situation of then Bombay in 1960s which led to formation of many Marathi ethnocentric orgaizations like Shiv Sena .The journey of Shiv Sena from 1966 to 1995 is broken into many chapters , which covers almost all major events of Maharashtra during this period . This books takes you to the era of Yashwantrao Chavan , Vasantrao Naik , Acharya Atre , S.K. Patil and Vasantdada Patil .This book gives historic details about Samyukta Maharashtra Movement ,Bal Thackeray and his father Prabodhankar Thackeray , Marmik, Krishna Desai Murder and many more incidents in detail related to Shiv Sena . After reading this book one will get to know in detail . What led to the formation of Shiv Sena ? Why it became so popular ? How a common man like Bal Thackeray became Balasaheb? Why was Bal Thackeray arrested ? Why was Krishna Desai murdered ? Was Shiv Sena supported by Congress in its initial days ? What was the relation between Vasantrao Naik and Bal Thackeray ? and many more questions . This book gives in detail and depth the unbiased authentic history of Shiv Sena .

Examines The Circumstances-Socio-Economic Practical-Leading To The Rise Of Shiv Sena, Its Methods Of Operations, Its Controversial Role, Judges The Performance Of Its Government And The Charisma Of Bal Thackeray, Helps Understand The Contemporary Indian Politics And The Rise Of Hindu Nationalist Planners.

A native of Bombay, Suketu Mehta gives us an insider’s view of this stunning metropolis. He approaches the city from unexpected angles, taking us into the criminal underworld of rival Muslim and Hindu gangs, following the life of a bar dancer raised amid poverty and abuse, opening the door into the inner sanctums of Bollywood, and delving into the stories of the countless villagers who come in search of a better life and end up living on the sidewalks. As each individual story unfolds, Mehta also recounts his own efforts to make a home in Bombay after more than twenty years abroad. Candid, impassioned, funny, and heartrending, Maximum City is a revelation of an ancient and ever-changing world.

Bal Thackeray and his Shiv Sena exposed!Full of anecdotes and pulling no punches, Samrat explores the life and times of Bal Thackeray and attempts to bring to the readers a unique insight into how a rather timid man from the working classes was shaped by his circumstances - and certain vested interests - into becoming a demagogue with the kind of success and following few could either dream of or replicate in the future. Thackeray not just changed the name of Bombay to Mumbai but quite altered the character and fabric of the city even though he was driven not by ideology, as might have seemed to most outsiders, but by his own pragmatism and personal interests. As Vir Sanghvi says in the foreword, 'The book is an attempt to understand the milieu that Thackeray operated in and to capture the essence of his style amidst the shifting stands and the politics of pragmatism'.

They are first cousins twice over, but have had widely divergent political trajectories. One, an abrasive, fire-breathing demagogue, was seen as his uncle's political heir whose behavioural traits he cultivated. The other, an introvert, is at his best when plotting strategies on the drawing board rather than the rough-and-tumble of street-corner politics that his party is known for in India's financial capital. Starting out as brothers-in-arms, they had a bitter falling out over inheriting the party mantle. The younger cousin branched out on his own, hijacked the populist, ethno-centric plank of his parent party, putting his cousin-turned-political foe on the defensive. A series of miscalculations later, the boot seems to be on the other foot. The elder cousin has managed to keep his flock together and cemented his position as his late father Bal Thackeray's political heir, while the other, one of the most popular crowd-pullers in Maharashtra, is itching for an electoral comeback. The Cousins Thackeray evaluates the political careers of Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray. It also examines questions about identity politics, and the social, cultural and economic matrix that catalysed the formation of the Shiv Sena and the MNS from it. Above all, it is a look at what makes the Thackeray cousins so integral to the politics of India, Maharashtra and Mumbai.

A Collection Of Over 800 Pictures Of Bal Thackeray, Right From His Childhood, Covering Almost All Aspects Of His Public Life And The Growth Of His Party, The Shiv Sena.