Suvarna Banik

Suvarna Banik (Bengali: সুবর্ণ বণিক), also called Bene, is a Bengali mercantile caste dealing in gold and silver.[1] During the late 18th century, merchants of the caste became prominent in trade.[2] In spite of their inferior ritual rank, they were the most well known trading caste in Bengal region as per the 1951 Census of India.[3]

  1. ^ Rudra, Arya. "Baniks of Bengal". timesofindia.indiatimes.com/. TOI. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  2. ^ 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.