Assignment 1: Topic & Bibliography

(Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the course)

HST 101 Ahmedabad as a gateway course

To: Prof. Guillaume Wadia

TOPIC The Role played by Baniya’s and Marwari’s in the business History.
Why This I am curious to know, - whether Marwaris were rich.?
Topic.? - Skilled.?
- And how did they make their place
among the other community.?
- Where did they rank/ been positioned
among other.?
How will the Introduction – Who are Marwari’s and Baniya’s.?
flow of paper How did they migrate & why.?
go.?
Followed by (Body) –

What all skills did they had.?

The connections they had.?
what was their role in opium trading and cotton trading.?
Their migration.
The politics (played by Marwari’s of Calcutta)

Bibliography BOOKS: The Marwaris: from Jagat Seth to the Birlas

&
The Marwari Heritage by, D.K Taknet

Papers: (Jstor)
1. https://bit.ly/3QNsY4m - MARWARIS IN OPIUM TRADE: A JOURNEY
TO BOMBAY IN THE 19™ CENTURY.

2. https://bit.ly/3pJgHCj - Sahibs, Babus, and Banias: Changes in

Industrial Control in Eastern India, 1918-50.

3. https://bit.ly/3RaJRWr - MARWARIS IN THE COTTON TRADE OF

MUMBAI: COLLABORATION AND CONFLICT (CIRCA: 1850-1950).