# The Polyester Prince: The Rise of Dhirubhai Ambani **Author:** Hamish McDonald **Date Read:** 2020/09/19 **Rating:** 3/5 **Bookshelves:** ## My Review A rather detailed journalistic account of the growth of corporate influence of Dhirubhai Ambani and the origins of crony capitalism in the 80s and 90s of India, tracing through the rivalries that the Ambani had with other powerful media and business families of the time. In some places it appears to fact heavy and the interpretive narrative emerges rather slowly… In journalistic style actually leaving a lot of the interpretation to the reader. An overall close and personal account as if the author has been a fly on the wall in multiple rooms and telephone calls where these conversations took place. Nonetheless, in retrospect the account seems very plausible. It was not among one of the most gripping read, but yet and important contribution to understanding the origin of Crony capitalism in Congress ruled India… A lot of it actually being the foundation and the contact for the current state of things