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The Big Bang

The largest private sector bank, HDFC Bank, is looking to grow in semi urban and rural markets.

When Aditya Puri joined HDFC Bank nearly 25 years ago, the bank's balance sheet was as empty as the table in his corner office today. Puri runs India's largest private sector bank without a pile of papers or digital devices on his table. He also does not use a mobile, a fact that in no way hampers his ability to imagine a fully digital identity for the bank or talk non stop about its tech intensive omnichannel strategy.

In the last 25 years, the table has remained empty, but the balance sheet with a size of Rs 11.68 lakh crore is bulging. HDFC Bank is the most valued Indian lender in the stock market with a market capitalisation of Rs 5.67 lakh

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