The Marwari Community in Eastern India

by Narayan Chandra Saha

This book attempts a study to the settlement and growth of the Marwari community in the northen districts of West Bengal,throwing light on different aspects of their development as an important business community in the region.Based on surveys and references to district gazetters,government records as well as articles in newspapers and magazines,the work covers the early history of the Marwari community including its social,cultural,religious and caste identities.It also highlights their broad outlook and other aspects that have helped them mingle with the locals and achieve success in their pioneering efforts.About The AuthorDr.Narayan Chandra Saha, at present Reader in History,Maulana Azad Collage,Kolkata,has contributed several research papers and articles to noted academic journals and magazines in English as wll as Bengali.He has devoted years to the study of the emergence,growth and contribution of the Marwari community in Eastern India establishing himself as a specialist on the subject.