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How did a five-member external jury select the BS Banker of the Year?

The jury picks Shyam Srinivasan for Federal Bank's consistency of performance

S S Mundra, Pratip Chaudhuri, Keki Mistry
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S S Mundra, Former deputy governor Reserve Bank of India; Pratip Chaudhuri, Former chairman State Bank of India; and Keki Mistry, Vice Chairman and CEO, Housing Development Finance Corporation

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It was a jury meeting unlike any other. In normal circumstances the meeting would have been held in an upmarket hotel downtown, but the pandemic restrictions wouldn’t allow that. Instead, five stalwarts of the Indian financial system switched on their computers and tablets from wherever they were and clicked on a video conferencing link at 2 pm on January 19. All the jury members were beaming with joy. India had just won its second Test series in a row in Australia, with the hosts experiencing their first defeat in Brisbane in 32 years.  

The jury had assembled to recognise and