MUMBAI: State Bank's first woman chairman Arundhati Bhattacharya retires today, "40 years, one month and two days" after joining the country's largest lender as a probationary officer.Her journey started at the bank's main branch in Calcutta with large manual ledgers all around. And it's been a fantastic journey" is how Bhattacharya describes her long innings.She wanted to become a journalist -- her school teachers vouched that she was editor-material. She calls her entry into banking an "accident".But it didn't turn out to be a mishap. But I'm looking for a thesis-based PhD programme and not coursework-based one, as I won't be able to be a regular student. "On October 7, 2013 Bhattacharya became the first woman chairman of SBI.

Source: Economic Times October 06, 2017 15:11 UTC