Suvarna Banik

Suvarna Banik or Subarnabanik (Bengali: সুবর্ণ বণিক), also called Bene, is a Bengali mercantile caste dealing in gold and silver. During the late 18th century, merchants of the caste became prominent in trade. In spite of their inferior ritual rank, they were the most well known trading caste in Bengal region as per the 1951 Census of India.

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