Suvarna Banik

His Divine Grace

Abhay Charanaravinda Bhaktivedanta Swami
His Divine Grace; Abhay Charanaravinda Bhaktivedanta Swami
	Srila Prabhupada was from Suvarnabanik family

Suvarna Banik, popularly called Bene, is a mercantile group from Bengal dealing in gold and silver.^[1] By late eighteenth century Bengali merchants of Suvarnabanik caste became prominent in trade by dealing in salt and opium.^[2] Despite their depressed status, they were the most well known trading caste in Bengal.^[3]

Notable Peoples[edit]

A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada(1896-1977):Founder of International Society for Krishna Consciousness(ISKCON)^[4]
Mutty Lall Seal, Indian businessman and philanthropist^[5]
Ramdulal Sarkar(Dey), Indian merchant^[6]
Rajendra Mullick, Indian art lover and philanthropist,^[2] builder of Marble Palace (Kolkata)
Lal Behari Dey(Mondal), Indian Writer and Journalist^[7]

References[edit]

↑ Rudra, Arya. "Baniks of Bengal". timesofindia.indiatimes.com/. TOI. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Roy, Tirthankar (2016-01-15). The East India Company: The World's Most Powerful Corporation. Penguin UK. ISBN 978-81-8475-613-5.
↑ Commissioner, India Census (1952). Census of India, 1951: West Bengal, Sikkim, and Chandernagore. Manager of Publications.
↑ "Interview with Srila Prabhupada's Grand-Nephew - Sankarsan Prabhu". 2017-07-27. Archived from the original on 2017-07-27. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
↑ "The Subarnabaniks « Mutty Lall Seal". Retrieved 2021-11-21.
↑ "The Subarnabaniks « Mutty Lall Seal". Retrieved 2021-11-21.
↑ Roy, Samaren (1999). The Bengalees: Glimpses of History and Culture. Allied Publishers. p. 59. ISBN 978-81-7023-981-9.

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[suvarna-1] Rudra, Arya. "Baniks of Bengal". timesofindia.indiatimes.com/. TOI. Retrieved 20 March 2015.

[:0-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Roy, Tirthankar (2016-01-15). The East India Company: The World's Most Powerful Corporation. Penguin UK. ISBN 978-81-8475-613-5.

[3] Commissioner, India Census (1952). Census of India, 1951: West Bengal, Sikkim, and Chandernagore. Manager of Publications.

[4] "Interview with Srila Prabhupada's Grand-Nephew - Sankarsan Prabhu". 2017-07-27. Archived from the original on 2017-07-27. Retrieved 2021-11-08.

[5] "The Subarnabaniks « Mutty Lall Seal". Retrieved 2021-11-21.

[6] "The Subarnabaniks « Mutty Lall Seal". Retrieved 2021-11-21.

[7] Roy, Samaren (1999). The Bengalees: Glimpses of History and Culture. Allied Publishers. p. 59. ISBN 978-81-7023-981-9.

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