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Agarwal Samaj — Kolkata & East India

Burrabazar and beyond — where Marwari enterprise built modern Indian industry.

Kolkata Patna Ranchi Jamshedpur Guwahati Bhubaneswar

Kolkata's Burrabazar is arguably the most storied Marwari business district in the world. From jute and tea to steel and finance, families who arrived from Rajasthan generations ago built industrial houses that shaped modern India.

The East India chapter spans Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and the Northeast.

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What this chapter is about

Burrabazar circle

The legendary trading district's merchant community.

Industry & minerals

Steel, mining and manufacturing across the eastern belt.

Marwari institutions

The schools, hospitals and trusts the community endowed.