Banking On Change - India

March 2010

J.S Parthibhan is a bank manager with a difference: he's interested in people, not numbers. Through micro loans, he helps villagers in rural areas develop a sense of entrepreneurship and self-respect.
Travelling on his moped to isolated villages, Parthibhan has made it his mission to bring his bank to the people, not the other way around. For him, reforming the system should happen at the most basic level: face to face. "It is about more than just dealing with money. It is dealing with people, with their aspirations." These villagers need a loan for a new kiln. He educates them about money and talks them through the process of opening an account. "If I were a doctor I would care for the people coming to me the same way as I do now." In the past years, he's successfully backed countless similar ventures: "You can talk about financial crisis, but the importance is cultivating people. If you do that, everything falls in to the right place". Now here's a role model for bankers from Wall Street to Tokyo.

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[LocknL0ad]

Inspiring video, thanks for posting!

[WullopPornruangwong]

This valuable video triggers people around the world to do good deed. Thanks with high respect.

[sloppyviewer]

it is people like this that are truly inspirational! More power to such people!



[jhiklu]

Tears in my eyes ..great work every indian is proud of you..god bless you sir :-)

[madascene99]

This is what I call going above and beyond the call of duty. Respect!

[amansreport]

The big banks all over the world are just to dupe you in buying sucking credit cards with hidden costs... This man is a true banker... Am amazed with this video... He is so innovative in applying local solutions in his environment... Best of luck for his good work...

[pattyrodriguez2]

Very inspirational!!!!

[ssingh147]

Highly appreciate making this video! Living overseas, makes me want to give something back for the country.

[ninanmathew1]

that guy speaks better eng than most of the indians lives in USA for more than 20 years..if i wud be a minister, i wud do more better things for my country,...

[gunjansri]

Being an Indian is a great responsibility,I hope everybody should come forward to bring small change in their neighborhood in their own capacity

[sunny0254]

@veduamu wtf u talking about...