Banks of the Princely States: Before and After Independence with Amol Agrawal
On this episode, journalist Puja Mehra speaks to economist Amol Agrawal about the formation of SBI and its relationship with the RBI
In this conversation, Puja Mehra and economist Amol Agrawal discuss the history and evolution of banking in India, the establishment of princely state banks, their merger into the State Bank of India, the emergence of new banking forms and much more.
ABOUT AMOL AGRAWAL
Amol Agrawal is a teacher of economics having taught economics at Ahmedabad University and now currently visiting faculty at Meghnad Desai Academy of Economics (MDAE). His research focuses on economics and he has many published papers and articles. His blog Mostly Economics is very popular and is a respected resource on economics. He has also written a book History of Private Banking in South Canara District(1906-69).
