The document summarizes the history of banking in India in 3 phases: (1) pre-independence with the establishment of presidency banks, (2) post-independence which saw nationalization of SBI and other banks, and (3) post-1991 reforms with liberalization and introduction of new technologies. Key events included the establishment of RBI in 1935, nationalization acts of 1969 and 1980, and 1991 reforms following the Narasimham Committee recommendations which opened the sector to competition and modernization.