Gandhabanik
Gandhabanik is a Bengali Hindu trading caste, who as the caste name suggests, traditionally used to trade in perfumes, cosmetics, spices etc.[1][2] They were also engaged in agriculture.[3][4] They are one of the fourteen castes belonging to 'Nabasakh' group.[5] There is almost one hundred percent literacy among the present gandhabanik generation.[6]
| Gandhabanik | |
|---|---|
| Kuladevi (female) | Gandheswari mata |
| Religions | Hinduism |
| Languages | Bengali |
| Populated states | West Bengal, Jharkhand, Tripura, Assam |
References
- The Eastern Anthropologist. Ethnographic and Folk Culture Society. 1963. pp. 66, 68.
- Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress. 1973. p. 589.
- Bhowmick, P. K. (1969). Occupational Mobility and Caste Structure in Bengal: Study of Rural Market. Indian Publications.
- Singh, K. S.; India, Anthropological Survey of (1998). India's Communities. Oxford University Press. p. 946. ISBN 978-0-19-563354-2.
- Sanyal, Hitesranjan (1981). Social Mobility in Bengal. Papyrus. p. 115.
- Singh, Kumar Suresh (1992). People of India: West Bengal (2 pts.). Anthropological Survey of India. p. 439. ISBN 978-81-7046-300-9.
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