bengali Babu Square Photo Frame 7″/7″

The Bengali Babu emerged in late 18th/early 19th-century Calcutta as an affluent, educated, upper-caste, and Westernized Hindu male (part of the Bhadralok class). Working largely as clerks, agents, or bureaucrats for the British, they embraced English manners while indulging in traditional luxury. They were noted for their unique, often satirical, blend of colonial compliance, cultural, and political dominance until the early 20th century.