The Bengalee: Or, Sketches of Society and Manners in the East By H.B. Henderson. Published in Calcutta. 1843. The book relates to the inhabitants of Bengal. Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region speaking the language. The culture of Bengal defines the cultural heritage of the Bengalis or Bangali people native to eastern regions of the Indian subcontinent. The Bengalis are dominant ethnolinguistic group. The Bengal region has been a historical melting point, blending indigenous traditions with cosmopolitan influences from pan-Indian sub continental empires. Bengal was considered to be the richest part of Islamic medieval India and during the era of the Bengal Sultanate it was described to be a major trading nation in the world, while during Mughal times, having triggered the proto- industrialization.
The Bengalee Or Sketches of Society and Manners in the East
