Ravi Subramanian is an Indian author. A banker by profession, he has written popular

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winning trilogy ''The Incredible Banker'', ''The Bankster'' and ''Bankerupt''. An alumnus of

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, batch of 1993, Subramanian spent close to two decades in the financial services industry. After having worked with companies such as

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, he is now the CEO of a listed

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. Subramanian writes popular columns for well-known magazines and has his own personal weekly column in the career and business life page of ''

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''. He says "I will be satisfied if people remember me as the Grisham of banking," referring to the American author best known for his

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. His daughter

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has been a published author since the age of 12.

Works

*''If God Was a Banker'' (2007) *''I Bought the Monk’s Ferrari'' (2008) *''Devil in Pinstripes'' (2010) *''The Incredible Banker'' (2011) *''The Bankster'' (2012) *''Bankerupt'' (2013) *''God is a Gamer'' (2014) *''The Bestseller She Wrote'' (2015) *''In the Name of God'' (2017) *''Don't tell the Governor'' (2018) *''Evoked (2023)''

Awards and honors

* Indiaplaza Golden Quill Book Award (2008), ''If God Was a Banker'' *Crossword Best of 2010, ''Devil in Pinstripes'' *

Crossword Book Award The Crossword Book Award (formerly known as the Crossword Book Award (1998–2003), the Hutch Crossword Book Award (2004–07), the Vodafone Crossword Book Award (2008–10), the Economist Crossword Book Award (2011–13), Raymond & Crossword Bo ...

(2011), ''The Incredible Banker'' *

(2012), ''The Bankster'' *Best of Leadership Writing from ''

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(2015), ''Bankerupt''

References

External links

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