If God was a Banker

Ravi Subramanian's If God Was a Banker follows two graduates of management studies as they navigate the competitive world of New York's banking industry. 

Sandeep is ambitious and self-serving, living life on his own terms. Swamy is the opposite—he is principled and guided by his morality. As they progress in their careers, Swamy's integrity seems to hold him back.

The two men receive advice from a friend—a reliable, experienced, and genuine mentor they turn to for counsel. Yet, in spite of his guidance, Sandeep succumbs to greed and an unrelenting desire to be on top. Their relationship portrays the corrupting influence of corporate culture, where moral compromise often leads to professional advancement.  

First published in 2007, If God Was a Banker was awarded the Indiaplaza Golden Quill Book Award and went on to become a national bestseller.

Ravi Subramanian, an alumnus of IIM-Bangalore, is currently working with a leading foreign bank in its Retail Banking unit. He now lives in Mumbai with his wife Dharini (a biotechnologist turned banker) and his ten-year-old daughter Anusha. Ravi's stories are set in the backdrop of the amazingly exciting and adrenalin pumping foreign banking industry. His early novels If God was a Banker and I Brought the Monk's Ferrari were bestsellers. If God was a Banker, his debut novel, has sold over a hundred thousand copies and received critical acclaim by winning the Golden Qu.