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Jyoti Shelar

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Jyoti Shelar is an award-winning journalist who has been covering crime,
healthcare and communities for more than a decade. Currently the assistant editor
with The Hindu, she has previously been associated with the Mumbai
Mirror, Hindustan Times and Daily News and Analysis (DNA).

Her first book, The Bhais Of Bengaluru narrates the history of lesser known Bengaluru mafia. The book explores how the kushti culture, Kannada language movement and the massive fandom of actor Rajkumar played some role in giving rise to rowdyism in the city in the 60’s and 70’s. It goes on to narrate stories of dons who rose, committed heinous crimes and have now turned white-collar.

Three notorious criminals ruled Bengaluru in 1970’s and 1980’s. MP Jayaraj, a pehelwan
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Bhais of Bengaluru

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Zac O Yeah reviews The Bhais Of Bengaluru in Open Magazaine

A by far racier true-crime paperback is The Bhais of Bengaluru (Blue Salt, 226 pages, Rs 299) by Jyoti Shelar, journalist and protégé of the legendary S Hussain Zaidi. In just about 200 pages, Shelar narrates, in a daringly epic sweep, the history of rowdy-sheeters and their gangsterism in Bengaluru, from its mid-20th century origins which she traces to the city’s wrestling clubs from where strong Read more of this blog post »
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