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100			_aTandon, Prakash
245		0	_aBanking century: a short history of banking in India & the pioneer Punjab National Bank
260			_aNew Delhi
260			_bPenguin Books
260			_c1989
300			_a432 p.
520			_aIn 1895, a small group of distinguished Indians started up a bank in Anarkali Street in Punjab. Almost a century later, Punjab National Bank is one of India's biggest banks. In this erudite and engrossing book, the author, one of India's most respected managers, uses Punjab National Bank as a peg on which to hang the story of money, banking and finance in the world. He takes the reader on a journey through the Babylonian, Egyptian, Greek, Chinese, Persian, Arab and Indian civilizations, examining and discoursing on the evolution of banking and money in these Finally, he focuses on Punjab National Bank itself, showing how a small bank weathered the trials of the country's struggle for independence (and once that was achieved the new nation's teething troubles) to emerge as one of India's strongest banking institutions. An indispensable book for anyone interested in money, finance, management and banking practices. 'In the history of money and finance there are few works which can claim greater depth. erudition and elegance than (this) fascinating volume.'
650			_aBanks and banking
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