demonetisation

31 Oct

Five books to look forward to in November 2018

New Delhi: The month of November will reignite memories of long queues at ATMs following the recall of 86 per cent of circulated currency during the demonetisation in 2016 as at least three books -- both fiction and non-fiction -- will attempt to unravel the controversial decision. The month will also witness a leading litfest in Mumbai, along with a specially curated festival celebrating the beauty of classics, and the long list announcement of the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature. Among the most anticipated novels from the coming month is "Don't Tell The Governor" by Ravi Subramanian, whose stories are…

16 Jan

How state-run banks were in denial mode on NPAs

Book: "From Lehmann to Demonetisation: A Decade of Disruptions, Reforms and Misadventures"; Author: Tamal Bandyopadhyay; Publisher: Penguin Random House India; Pages: 348; Price: Rs 599 While last year saw three valuable contemporary insights into Indian banking -- two by former Reserve Bank of India Governors and a brilliant short history of the RBI by economic journalist T.C.A Srinivasa Raghavan -- a gap, from the perspective of commercial banks in the country, now stands as competently filled by another journalist, Tamal Bandyopadhyay with "From Lehmann to Demonetization: A Decade of Disruptions, Reforms and Misadventures". In writing on banking and finance and…