• NRIPEN BARMAN

Human Civilization has reached this state through evolution. In the impact of this evolution, on one hand various customs have been developed. Similarly on the other hand various clan, community, class, religion and caste have also been developed. Rajbanshi is such a caste as well as a community. The Rajbanshi community is the largest community in the northern part of West Bengal. The districts where they have been living are Coochbehar, Jalpaiguri, Darjeeling, Alipurduar North and South Dinajpur and Malda .Besides this the Rajbanshi people are found in the state Assam, Bihar even in the state Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh. Although they are scattered in different places, their lifestyle is almost the same. From ancient times the women of Rajbanshi society possessed a special dignity. They assumed an important role in Economics through the participation of various economical activities. This paper analyses the various economical aspects of the women of Rajbanshi society in North Bengal.

Community, Rajbanshi, Women, Economics, Activity

"ECONOMICAL ASPECTS OF RAJBANSHI WOMEN OF NORTH BENGAL: A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 3, page no.61-64, March-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1803424.pdf

"ECONOMICAL ASPECTS OF RAJBANSHI WOMEN OF NORTH BENGAL: A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 3, page no. pp61-64, March-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1803424.pdf