Book Review: Mafia Queens of Mumbai
by S. Hussain Zaidi & Jane Borges
My View:
Mafia
queens of Mumbai is collection of 13 women who made their mark in the world of
crime. You will find wives, mistress, lovers and other women attached to the
crime of Mumbai Mafia’s. S Hussain Zaidi a veteran journalist has written
non-fiction in such a way that it seems we are reading short stories. The book
is a master piece of investigative journalism; also the narrative style of the
author is mesmerizing. Each and every story is crafted in such a way that it
seems like watching a movie.
These
are the stories of educated and uneducated women who ruled the underworld at
several occasions. Some were forced to this business, some entered without
knowing, some to take revenge for their husband’s death, other got into it for
their loved ones, many were innocents doesn’t know the outcome, and other were
pushed into this business because of poverty or injustice.
Each
and every story is real and it is taken from police case reports, official
dossier, anecdotes and interviews with people related to these females. The
story of Jenabai daruwali and Gangubai of Kamathipura is quite good and
captivating. Just think Haji Mastan, Karim lala, Dawood Ibrahim and other
gangster sitting in one roof and the meeting was organized by Jenabai Daruwali,
how powerful she was that even mafias never gone against the verdict made by
her.
It’s
a brilliant tale of strong women of Mumbai mafias. Read it to know the real
life and the world of gangster.
Blurb:
Smuggling,
gun-running, drugs, terrorism – for many decades, Mumbai has lived under the shadow
of the Underworld. Dawood Ibrahim, Karim Lala, Vardarajan Mudaliar: these are
names that any Indian would recognize. Analyzed in print, immortalized on film,
their lives, their gangs, their ‘businesses’ are out there for anyone who wants
the information. But there have been women, too, who have been part of this
murky, side of the city, walking along side, sometimes leading and manipulating
men in the Underworld to run their own illegal businesses. Here, for the first
time, crime journalists S. Hussain Zaidi and Jane Borges explores the lives of
some of these women, and how, in cold blood, they were able to make their way
up in what was certainly a man’s world.
From
Kmathapura to Dongri, from assassins to molls, this is a collection that tells
the stories of women who have become legend in Mumbai’s streets, lanes and
back-alleys. Absorbingly told, impeccably researched, Mafia Queens of Mumbai
reveals a side of Mumbai’s Underworld that has never been seen before.
*Publisher:
Tranquebar *ISBN: 978-93-80283-77-7 *Cover: Paperback *Language: English *Pages:
290 *Genre: Non-Fiction/Crime *Price: 250 *Rating: 5/5
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