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Item Open Access Emergence of Bengali Enterpreneurship : A Case Study of the Tea Plantation Industry in Darjeeling Hill(University of North Bengal, 2012-03) Biswas, SupamItem Open Access Memsahib's in Tea Industry: A Study of Darjeeling and Jalpaiguri Districts in Nineteenth and twentieth Century(University of North Bengal, 2016-03) Biswas, SupamThe Memsahib 's in tea plantations were mainly of British, Scottish or Irish descent. They enjoyed the social status derived from their husband's rank in the colonial hierarchy. A Jew of them were prolific writers, painters. On a larger garden the Memsahib might have one or two European assistants. Indian servants were an indispensable part of their daily mode of living. They were completely depended on Indian wet - nurses (ayahs) to breast feed their children. In short they established an identity for themselves in a European male dominated society by writing, travelling and most importantly by religious and philanthropic activity.Item Open Access Non - Bengali Entrepreneurship and Tea plantation industry: A Case Study of Darjeeling and Jalpaiguri Districts in Post-Independence period(University of North Bengal, 2014-03) Biswas, SupamItem Open Access Public Associations in North Bengal from the early years of the 19th Century to Independence(University of North Bengal, 2018-03) Biswas, SupamSocieties and associations were the harbingers of the new awakening in Bengal among urban middle class. Bengal or India had not known any such societies organised for collective thinking and discussion until the 19th century. The journey of pubic Associations in Undivided Bengal began with the foundation of Atmiya Sabha, Brahma Samaj led by Raja Rammahan Roy the ‘Father of Modern India’. The northern part of colonial Bengal also did not lag behind much in this field. A large number of socio – cultural, religious, political Associations grew up under the patronage of urban middle class, Jotedars, merchants, tea planters and the members of royal family Coochbehar, Jalpaiguri. Professional historians appear to be reluctant to come forward to undertake this task in a concerted and coordinated manner. This is the vacuum that this article seeks to fill in.Item Open Access Rise and fall of the Bengali entrepreneurship: a case study of the tea plantation industry in Himalayan and sub-Himalayan region of Bengal (1879-2000)(University of North Bengal, 2015) Biswas, Supam; Guha Ray, Shyamal Chandra and Ghosh, Ananda GopalItem Open Access Swadeshi Enterprise and The Bengali Business Community in North Bengal (1905 – 1920)(University of North Bengal, 2020-03) Biswas, SupamThe growth and development of Bengali entrepreneurship during the Swadeshi movement is an integral part of the history of North Bengal. They exhaustively showed their interests in all fields such as tea plantation, timber, rice, jute, silk, textile, tobacco, banking, insurance and other miscellaneous sector. This section of the Indian bourgeoisie, though economically weak, represented national aspirations and sought to attain economic development.