Indomitable

Of Small Towns Big Dreams and Greater Achievements Growing up in the sleepy towns of Bhilai and Bokaro Arundhati Bhattacharya never imagined that one day she would go on to chair Indias largest bank. It was sheer chance that she came to know of the bank probationary officers entrance examination through a friend. She applied was selected and went on to have a glorious banking career spanning four decades. Indomitable is the story of Arundhatis life as a banker and the challenges she faced in a maledominated bastion. She takes the reader through her childhood and early education in the 1960s getting to Kolkata for her college education and then into the State Bank of IndiaSBI where she started her career. The life of a woman banker with a family in a frequently transferrable job isnt easy. In Arundhatis life too there were breaking points when she almost thought of quitting her career to balance her personal aspirations with her familys needs. But she didnt give up. Instead she faced her challenges with humour and positivity and took up every assignment as a new chapter in learning and adapting. In her role as the chairman of SBI she steered the bank through some of its worst phases. She inspired confidence in the banking sector when the NPA crises led to a significant publictrust deficit. Under her leadership SBI metamorphosed into a customercentric and digitally advanced bank while playing a pivotal role in national development. Some of her human resources initiatives included industryfirst practices that were appreciated and later adopted by other banks. Candid lucid and humble Indomitable is a story that will galvanize you to embrace challenges break barriers push forward and achieve greater heights.