Whither Bengali enterprise?

Bengalis are perceived as singularly unsuited for doing business. Although second to none as far as intellectual abilities or educational/professional attainments go, the bhadralok Brahmins, Vaidyas and Kayasthas are considered to be devoid of entrepreneurial drive. The ones straying into trade and industry are either those with not-so-honourable credentials or real gentlemen, who may have done better confining themselves to the less murky world of Rabindra Sangeet, Satyajit Ray, Karl Marx and football.

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