MUMBAI, India, April 13 -- Reserve Bank of India issued the following speech:
Dr S. Vaidhyasubramaniam, Vice-Chancellor of SASTRA University, Shri G. Mahalingam, Chairman of the Board of City Union Bank, Dr. N. Kamakodi, MD & CEO, City Union Bank, distinguished guests, esteemed faculty members, staff and dear students, ladies, and gentlemen. A very good morning to all of you.
2. It is indeed an honour to deliver the Shri V. Narayanan Memorial Lecture at SASTRA University. This lecture series is special because it commemorates not merely an individual, but a rich tradition of banking exemplified by him.
3. Shri V. Narayanan is remembered as a transformational leader of City Union Bank, founded in 1904 in Kumbakonam, a town with which I, t...