Banking & Finance Heritage of Bharat
Discover India's indigenous banking, from the Jagat Seths who financed empires to the Hundi system predating SWIFT by millennia. See how Shroffs, Chettiars, and Marwari bankers built financial networks across Asia, leading to today's UPI revolution.
Level: intermediate · 49 lessons · 14 hours
Topics: banking, finance, hundi, shroff, upi, rbi, fintech, indigenous-finance, chettiar, marwari, jagat-seth
Chapters
- Indigenous Banking: Shroffs, Seths & Sahukars
- The Hundi System: World's First Credit Transfer
- Trading Community Banks: Chettiars, Marwaris & Beyond
- Colonial Disruption to Modern Banking
- Community Finance: Chit Funds, Cooperatives & NBFCs
- UPI Revolution: Dharmic Finance Reborn
- Temple Economics: Sacred Wealth Management