Do you understand what bankers meant when they referred to "Chinese meal," "Punjabi food," or "Gujarati thali"? At his farewell dinner, an RBI governor let his hair down and danced to "Lungi Dance" from the Shahrukh Khan film Chennai Express. For the purpose of approving loan requests, the head of a financial institution relied on "signals" from a goddess idol kept in his cabin. The chairman of a public sector bank enjoyed eating spicy peppers with lunch. A kitchen assistant was sent to wipe the perspiration from his bald head! Although banks were not the best partners for such liaisons, Roller Coaster is a collection of such anecdotes and disclosures from the nation's top banking journalist's connection with the business. He is familiar with the theatre and industry.