For his book he collected many untold or forgotten stories of Bengali settlers. The community is thriving in all aspects of life, as well as maintaining their rich Bengali cultural identity.įaruque Ahmed has conducted extensive research on the UK Bengali community for almost three decades and has authored his latest book ‘Bengali Settlement in Britain’ with a history of about 400 years of migration of Bengalis to the UK. Barristers and accountants have started their own businesses and some entrepreneurs have made fortunes through textiles, catering and trading. Bengali doctors have found employment within the NHS. They have taken themselves to new heights through their success in all major sectors, be it in the mainstream education or careers, business or politics. Today, the descendants of these Bengali settlers are identified as British Bengalis. The sector employs as many as one hundred thousand workers and its yearly revenue is more than four billion pounds. There are now over eight thousand Indian restaurants in the UK and at least 90% of them are owned by Bengalis. Catering remains the principal business venture of the Bengali community in the UK.
In 1937, an Indian tourist made a list of 16 Indian restaurants across Britain and the book’s author reckons there were more than 70 Indian restaurants and another 50 Indian cafés in London by 1946. Bengali chefs produced dishes such as macher jhal. To feed their hunger for spice, canteens were established. Some Bengalis married English women and in a charming passage, the book records their wives’ names, including Mrs Mohammed, Mrs Peeroo, Calcutta Louisa and Lascar Sally. They began settling sparsely in the UK from the 1930s-1940s, a pattern of which became widespread during 1950s-1960s. Majority of the lascars came from the province of Bengal, now Bangladesh, and in particular from the region of Sylhet, Chittagong, Noakhali and Comilla. When a magazine slandered her by calling her a “whore” she sued for damages and the editor was thrown into prison.īengali lascars who had migrated earlier, their goal was not to settle permanently in England but to return to their native country. She then went on to work as a doctor, campaign for women’s rights and gave birth to eight children. Most of the students were men but a few Bengali women including Kadambini Ganguly (1861-1923) from Jessore travelled to Scotland to study medicine. In addition, from the second half of the nineteenth century, Bengali educated and wealthy gentlemen began travelling to England mainly to pursue higher education. Apps related transaction history facility.Migration of Bengalis from South Asia to the outside world started with taking up jobs as lascars (sailors) in the British East India Company’s ships which carried precious goods from the Indian subcontinent, such as spice, tea and cotton. Select specific page using bottom page bar. Easily zoom in while reading pages for a closer view. Users will find very easy and useful features which is as follows:
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