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THE State Bank of India (SBI) was established in 1955, but the story of its being began two centuries ago. The Presidency banks of the 1800s — the Bank of Bengal, the Bank of Madras and the Bank
A chance newspaper article that talked in glowing terms of the SBI Museum in Kolkata prompted a visit that amazed Vikrant Pande about the bank's 200-year history and the archival material that prompted him to write The SBI Story that is more of a copy-paste job rather than an incisive analysis of its journey over the years as it glosses over major hiccups like the Nagarwala episode and the Harshad Mehra and NPA scams.
ANI | Updated: Mar 16, 2021 16:33 IST New Delhi [India], March 16 (ANI/PR Newswire): 'In the footsteps of Rama', reviews Vikrant Pande and Neelesh Kulkarni's quest to retrace the route of Rama's fabled travels during his years in exile began with their trying to locate Chitrakoot on the map-and realizing that they had little idea where it was. Curious about the places mentioned in the Ramayana, they set off on a voyage of their own, following in Rama's footsteps, from Ayodhya to the Dandakaranya forest and Panchavati (near Nashik), and on to Kishkindha (c...
‘Sambhaji’: This Marathi novel on the life of Shivaji’s son is now out in English translation Vishwas Patil’s bestselling novel has been translated from the Marathi by Vikrant Pande. Sambhaji: A 17th century portrait. | British Library / Public Domain Never before on the day of Holi in Raigad had one felt stained even before the colours were thrown. People everywhere gossiped. “How did Yuvraj dare to do such a thing? In broad daylight, he had the temerity to pick up a married woman, throw her on his horse and bring her here!” “Well, nothing surprising about i...
Mihir Dalal’s book on Flipkart wins Gaja Capital’s book prize The book was chosen from a short list of six books.Premium 1 min read Share Via M Big Billion Startup: The Untold Flipkart Story. He was chosen from a shortlist of six books, including works by Sunil Munjal, Rahul Chandra, Tamal Bandyopadhyay, T.N. Hari, M.S. Subramanian and Katherine Eban. TRENDING STORIESSee All 1 min read Premium 2 min read Premium 1 min read Premium 1 min read . 08:35 AM IST Established by the equity firm Gaja Capital last year, the Gaja Business Book Prize seeks to recognize business writing. With priz...