If God Was a Banker  (English, Paperback, Subramanian Ravi)

If God Was A Banker is a story about two IIM passouts on their way to success. It details the twists and turns in their journey to climb the ladder of success and achieve the best.

Summary Of The Book

In If God Was A Banker, the story revolves around two management graduates in the rat race for success. Sundeep is ambitious and selfish, which leads him to achieve his goals through unscrupulous means. Swami is the exact opposite as he sticks to his morals and ethics to ensure success in his career. Swami's ideal and ethics keeps him behind Sundeep in terms of performance at the New York International Bank where they both work. Sundeep's rapid rise up the corporate ladder and his popularity with colleagues disguises his real motives and cunning mind.

The story also has a main character, who is a friend and counsellor to both of them and he has his own philosophy which is based on his experience and is genuine. He always taught what he deemed right. Inspite of all the facts, the temptation of untold riches was too strong for Sundeep and he continued on his quest for more ill-gotten financial gain.

All through the novel, the backdrop is the corporate bank environment, which is so polluted that the characters are portrayed as people who are ready to deviate from the righteous path at the drop of a hat. Women throw themselves at their bosses to advance their position. If God Was A Banker was published in 2007 and it won the Indiaplaza Golden Quill Book Award. The book has sold more than 260,000 books and has been a national bestseller.

About Ravi Subramaniam

Ravi Subramanian is a banker and an established author. His other works are Devil In Pinstripes, I Bought the Monk’s Ferrari, The Bankster, and The Incredible Banker. Ravi studied at the Indian Institute of Management in Bangalore and worked in the banking sector for close to 20 years. He has worked for many companies like ANZ Grindlays, Citibank, and HSBC. He regularly writes columns for popular magazines and also writes his own personal weekly column for The Economic Times. The Incredible Banker was on the Crossword bestsellers list for 40 weeks, and it won him the Economist Crossword Book Award in 2011.