The Evolution of the State Bank of India: The Era of the Imperial Bank of India, 1921-1955

Drawing upon the archival material of the State Bank of India, the book narrates history of the Imperial Bank of India from 1921 to 1955. The book documents with precision and rare candour the initial setbacks and subsequent rise of the Imperial Bank during a critical political and economic phase that spanned the Great Depression, World War II and post-Independence India, as also the corresponding development of industries in India with which the imperial Bank was closely associated.