In the Mahabharata, the Kauravas and their cousins the Pandavas are locked in a war unto death, after the former denies the latter the right to own five villages. The fratricidal war that ended with the battle of Kurukshetra led to thousands of deaths.

(From left) Uddhav Thackeray, Raj Thackeray, Jaidev Thackeray and Aditya Thackeray at Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray's funeral in 2012

Thousands of years later, property remains one of the chief causes that tear apart siblings and families. The recent controversy surrounding the final will of Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray, has brought the issue of brothers fighting over a piece of land to the forefront, bringing out in the open, the bitter rivalry between the elder Jaidev and his young brother Uddhav Thackeray.