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The current starting-point for Bengali genealogy seems to be Tamnoy's Genealogy at http://tanmoy.tripod.com/geneology.html but its focus seems to be Hindu Brahmin families, and it is a personal website.  It may, however, give pointers in other directions if the Brahmin focus is not appropriate.  I also found the Family History in India website at http://members.ozemail.com.au/~clday/, but this seems to be focused on European and Anglo-Indian genealogy.  If your friend has European connections in her family, they may enable better centralised documentation than what is available for purely Indian or Bengali families.

Not very helpful, I regret - if I come across anything else I will post it to the list.

Peter

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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: ask CWA 
  To: [log in to unmask] 
  Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2007 6:27 PM
  Subject: Bengali genealogy and literature - references/sources ?


  Hi everyone,
   hope some one can help. 

  I have a Bengali friend who has been trying to trace her family history in order to learn more about a distant relative who once had a piece of literature published. 

  Can anyone let me know of any ancestry databases which include Bengali genealogy ? 
  many thanks - caroline