Our gosthi-pati6 (head, of the society) was the multi-millionaire Ashutosh Deb (Chhatu Babu) and it is said that six hundred families acted in unison under him in social matters.
ramdulal sarkar, a scion of one of the old rich families of calcutta, who had amassed millions through banianship, presents a picture of defiance against conservatism.