“Any author gets inspired by the experiences and events that happen to him or his immediate circle. While that's where the seed or the idea germinates, by the end of the story, it accounts for hardly anything in the book.”

Indian author and banker

Ravi Subramanian is an Indian author and banker. He spent nearly two decades in financial services and is known for writing thrillers set in the world of banking. He is an alumnus of IIM Bangalore, class of 1993, and has 99 quotes on the site. His fiction includes the banking trilogy The Incredible Banker, The Bankster and Bankerupt. He worked with Citibank, HSBC and ANZ Grindlays, and later became chief executive of a listed non-banking financial company. His books draw on the culture, pressures and dealings of the banking sector.