The book is aimed at 1. Youth who wish to make banking career with a rewarding stint in rural areas as spring board for fast track career. 2. Existing bank staff in their career beginning. 3. Managers at all levels of administration, 4. Students of Business Management, interested in the life-altering experience Evocatively titled… book emerges as a significant and well-timed effort .. turns out to be essential reading for any one who is interested in life altering experience of un-leashing. 'The fortune at the bottom of the pyramid.' Dr.K.C.Chakrabarty, Deputy Governor, RBI Mr.Bhaskara Rao's emphasis on the development of the individual, his ideas, his ideals and the need for personal transformation for improved performance is both timely and relevant. This book should be available not only in every branch of the banks but also on the shelves of libraries in management institutions, engineering colleges and in the hands of avid readers. Sri M.Gopalakrishna, IAS (Retd.) The Musings of Barefoot Bankers is a wealth of wisdom… it will delight any one interested in rural India - bankers, agricultural officers, veterinarians, rural development officials. Prof.Ram Kumar, Kerela Veternary and Animal Sciences Universty, Trichur.