Agricultural System in Nineteenth Century Bengal: An Overview / उन्नीसवीं शताब्दी के बंगाल में कृषि व्यवस्था :एक अवलोकन

“Whatever be the main reasons for the tendencies that bind one section of the society to hard labor and slavery and the other class to be completely exempt from manual labor enjoy the convenience of peace and complete leisure…… ..But it is now quite clear that the tendencies of modern civilization and the growing sense of competence will not allow the unequal and unjust relations between these two classes to continue for a long time. Sooner or later there is bound to be a rearrangement of society and it is better that we be prepared to welcome that time without complaining and grumbling about any blows.”  -Maratha (October 21 1893)  - from the same book