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Original article is just Hindu Nationalist 'history' project. Not a single Brahmin merchant released any grain that they hoarded in their warehouses, they were

by iamshs 3y ago

Original article is just Hindu Nationalist 'history' project. Not a single Brahmin merchant released any grain that they hoarded in their warehouses, they were looking for profit. Nobody even bothers to tell this part of the famine. We already hate Churchill for being racist, but complete the picture and tell the role of Brahmins too.

alephnerd 3y ago
Brahmins aren't the merchant class in the regions where the Bengal famine hit (modern day Eastern Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, and Northern Bengal). Brahmins in that region (in actuality Bhumihar) were traditionally farmers. Merchants in that region were primarily from the Marwari, Agarwal, Jains, Punjabi (Jatt+Khatri Sikh+Hindu), Telegu, and Bania communities (depending on the region). Please don't talk about social structures if you don't have the knowledge - especially about regions which in living memory have had severe caste violence.
- iamshs 3y ago
  Bengalis were exploited by Marwari and Agarwals, and Brahmins in administration. Jatts are merchants? Come on. Jatts are predominantly farmers. No Jatts or Khatris were in Kolkata.
  - alephnerd 3y ago
    > Jatts are predominantly farmers So are most Marwaris (Jodhpur region), but a subset of Biradaris migrated east to work in commerce. Some Jatts > No Jatts or Khatris were in Kolkata. Bullshit. Aroras have always had a decent sized commercial community across the region that was formerly the Bengal Presidency. I know a couple Aroras who's families have been in Kolkata for over a century at this point (rice trading). And some of the southern Jatts in Rajasthan were called "Marwaris" by the locals in the east (Marwari being a linguistic/regional denonym, not a caste based one). Shouldn't have listed Punjabi Jatts - just waking up. Also, the Bengal Presidency wasn't only Kolkata - it included a number of other towns and cities that had commercial needs (hence why the communities above entered that segment).
actuator 3y ago
If you are going to argue on the basis of systems you don't understand, at least get your facts right. The class you are blaming is not the merchant class. It seems quite interesting that this class becomes the focal point of any attack based on ignorance. Also, your other replies about jatts is definitely not true. There are various sources that class them in the merchant class responsible for agriculture and trading.

by iamshs 3y ago

alephnerd 3y ago

Brahmins aren't the merchant class in the regions where the Bengal famine hit (modern day Eastern Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, and Northern Bengal). Brahmins in that region (in actuality Bhumihar) were traditionally farmers. Merchants in that region were primarily from the Marwari, Agarwal, Jains, Punjabi (Jatt+Khatri Sikh+Hindu), Telegu, and Bania communities (depending on the region). Please don't talk about social structures if you don't have the knowledge - especially about regions which in living memory have had severe caste violence.

iamshs 3y ago
Bengalis were exploited by Marwari and Agarwals, and Brahmins in administration. Jatts are merchants? Come on. Jatts are predominantly farmers. No Jatts or Khatris were in Kolkata.
- alephnerd 3y ago
  > Jatts are predominantly farmers So are most Marwaris (Jodhpur region), but a subset of Biradaris migrated east to work in commerce. Some Jatts > No Jatts or Khatris were in Kolkata. Bullshit. Aroras have always had a decent sized commercial community across the region that was formerly the Bengal Presidency. I know a couple Aroras who's families have been in Kolkata for over a century at this point (rice trading). And some of the southern Jatts in Rajasthan were called "Marwaris" by the locals in the east (Marwari being a linguistic/regional denonym, not a caste based one). Shouldn't have listed Punjabi Jatts - just waking up. Also, the Bengal Presidency wasn't only Kolkata - it included a number of other towns and cities that had commercial needs (hence why the communities above entered that segment).

actuator 3y ago

If you are going to argue on the basis of systems you don't understand, at least get your facts right. The class you are blaming is not the merchant class. It seems quite interesting that this class becomes the focal point of any attack based on ignorance. Also, your other replies about jatts is definitely not true. There are various sources that class them in the merchant class responsible for agriculture and trading.