A one-stop narrative of nuances and insights a reader is unlikely to get elsewhere. It’s a compelling read.’ – Deepak Parekh, Chairman, HDFC Ltd
‘Tamal’s book combines the micro and macro stories underlying the crisis facing banks, to make for an engaging read.’ – T.N. Ninan, Chairman, Business Standard Pvt. Ltd
‘It reads like a Shakespearean tale on Indian banking and highlights the need for reviewing our first principles on the financial sector.’ –Uday Kotak, Managing Director and CEO, Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd, and president, Confederation of Indian Industry
‘Tamal has done a public service by writing this book.’ – UK Sinha, former Chairman, SEBI
‘This is a financial sector policy thriller.’ – Rajiv Kumar, Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog
‘Four past governors spoke freely with Tamal because of his formidable reputation as a thoughtful, meticulous and fiercely independent columnist… These qualities shine throughout this book.’ – Vijay Kelkar, Chairman, India Development Foundation
‘Tamal Bandyopadhyay’s magnum opus provides insights into the most important question in Indian policymaking today.’ – Krishnamurthy Subramanian, Chief Economic Adviser, Government of India
‘A one-stop narrative of nuances and insights a reader is unlikely to get elsewhere. It’s a compelling read.’ – Deepak Parekh, Chairman, HDFC Ltd
‘Tamal’s book combines the micro and macro stories underlying the crisis facing banks, to make for an engaging read.’ – T.N. Ninan, Chairman, Business Standard Pvt. Ltd
‘It reads like a Shakespearean tale on Indian banking and highlights the need for reviewing our first principles on the financial sector.’ –Uday Kotak, Managing Director and CEO, Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd, and president, Confederation of Indian Industry
‘Tamal has done a public service by writing this book.’ – UK Sinha, former Chairman, SEBI
‘This is a financial sector policy thriller.’ – Rajiv Kumar, Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog
‘Four past governors spoke freely with Tamal because of his formidable reputation as a thoughtful, meticulous and fiercely independent columnist… These qualities shine throughout this book.’ – Vijay Kelkar, Chairman, India Development Foundation
‘Tamal Bandyopadhyay’s magnum opus provides insights into the most important question in Indian policymaking today.’ – Krishnamurthy Subramanian, Chief Economic Adviser, Government of India
Previously, Tamal has had stints with three other national business dailies in India, and was a founding member of Mint newspaper and Livemint.com. He is also a Senior Adviser to Jana Small Finance Bank Ltd. Between 2014 and 2018, as an adviser on strategy for Bandhan Bank Ltd, he had a ringside view of the first-ever transformation of a microfinance institution in India into a universal bank.
Author of five other books, Tamal is widely recognised as a contributor to the Oxford Handbook of the Indian Economy and Making of New India: Transformation Under Modi Government. In 2019, LinkedIn named him as one of the ‘most influential voices in India’
A one-stop narrative of nuances and insights a reader is unlikely to get elsewhere. It’s a compelling read.’ – Deepak Parekh, Chairman, HDFC Ltd
‘Tamal’s book combines the micro and macro stories underlying the crisis facing banks, to make for an engaging read.’ – T.N. Ninan, Chairman, Business Standard Pvt. Ltd
‘It reads like a Shakespearean tale on Indian banking and highlights the need for reviewing our first principles on the financial sector.’ –Uday Kotak, Managing Director and CEO, Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd, and president, Confederation of Indian Industry
‘Tamal has done a public service by writing this book.’ – UK Sinha, former Chairman, SEBI
‘This is a financial sector policy thriller.’ – Rajiv Kumar, Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog
‘Four past governors spoke freely with Tamal because of his formidable reputation as a thoughtful, meticulous and fiercely independent columnist… These qualities shine throughout this book.’ – Vijay Kelkar, Chairman, India Development Foundation
‘Tamal Bandyopadhyay’s magnum opus provides insights into the most important question in Indian policymaking today.’ – Krishnamurthy Subramanian, Chief Economic Adviser, Government of India
‘A one-stop narrative of nuances and insights a reader is unlikely to get elsewhere. It’s a compelling read.’ – Deepak Parekh, Chairman, HDFC Ltd
‘Tamal’s book combines the micro and macro stories underlying the crisis facing banks, to make for an engaging read.’ – T.N. Ninan, Chairman, Business Standard Pvt. Ltd
‘It reads like a Shakespearean tale on Indian banking and highlights the need for reviewing our first principles on the financial sector.’ –Uday Kotak, Managing Director and CEO, Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd, and president, Confederation of Indian Industry
‘Tamal has done a public service by writing this book.’ – UK Sinha, former Chairman, SEBI
‘This is a financial sector policy thriller.’ – Rajiv Kumar, Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog
‘Four past governors spoke freely with Tamal because of his formidable reputation as a thoughtful, meticulous and fiercely independent columnist… These qualities shine throughout this book.’ – Vijay Kelkar, Chairman, India Development Foundation
‘Tamal Bandyopadhyay’s magnum opus provides insights into the most important question in Indian policymaking today.’ – Krishnamurthy Subramanian, Chief Economic Adviser, Government of India
Previously, Tamal has had stints with three other national business dailies in India, and was a founding member of Mint newspaper and Livemint.com. He is also a Senior Adviser to Jana Small Finance Bank Ltd. Between 2014 and 2018, as an adviser on strategy for Bandhan Bank Ltd, he had a ringside view of the first-ever transformation of a microfinance institution in India into a universal bank.
Author of five other books, Tamal is widely recognised as a contributor to the Oxford Handbook of the Indian Economy and Making of New India: Transformation Under Modi Government. In 2019, LinkedIn named him as one of the ‘most influential voices in India’
