DWARFING ADVERSITIES

when India’s second-largest bank, HDFC Bank, was preparing for transition. Aditya Puri, the founding chief was getting set to hang up his boots in October 2020, while in parallel grooming Sashidhar Jagdishan to take charge. Addressing the management digitally, Puri said welfare of employees would be the first priority of the bank during the crisis phase. “Whether it’s Covid or no Covid, you fellows are working so hard and delivering results,” he said. HDFC Bank decided not to cut increments and bonus and offered promotions while many