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Suvarna Banik
His Divine Grace Abhay Charanaravinda Bhaktivedanta Swami | |
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.jpg) 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.
