From Lehman to Demonetization - Hardcover

An amazing collection of essays. I completely agree with Mr KV Kamath's observation in the foreword of the book, Bandyopadhyay is a "mythical bowler who can bowl left handed, right handed, fast, leg spin, off spin, googly and every variation in between." His sharp eye for details and ability to analyse the developments in the finance space are unmatched. Unlike his previous books, there is no story here but Bandyopadhyay's uncanny ability to combine hard facts with interesting anecdotes and a lucid style keep us hooked. I could not leave the book before reading it from cover to cover at one go. As a bonus we have got more than a dozen profiles of people who have played a key role in Indian banking and finance space during this time. The story telling art of Bandyopadhyay is in full bloom in this segment. --ByAmitabha Roy Chowdhuryon 26 November 2017

From Lehman to Demonetization is the epic story of banking in India in the last decade. The years from 2007 to 2017 were the most tumultuous and exciting time for this sector, which saw D. Subbarao, Raghuram Rajan and Urijit Patel as RBI governors working with finance ministers Pranab Mukherjee, P. Chidambaram and Arun Jaitley. What a decade it has been-from India's first MFI, SKS Microfinance, entering the capital market to the near death of the industry; the RBI giving the nod to twenty-three banks and becoming an inflation targeter; from 9 per cent economic growth for three consecutive years to the jolt of demonetization. Featuring essays and interviews with the who's who of this sector, including Deepak Parkeh, K.V. Kamath, Arundhati Bhattacharya, Chanda Kochchar, Aditya Puri, Shikha Sharma, Raghuram Rajan, U.K. Sinha and Viral Acharya, this book makes for a riveting read. If you had to read one book on banking in India, let this be it!