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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.
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.