Carr, Tagore and Company
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Carr, Tagore and Company was a pioneering 19th-century Indian managing agency and trading firm co-founded by industrialist Dwarkanath Tagore that played a major role in early Indian entrepreneurship under British rule.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
business partnership
ⓘ
managing agency ⓘ trading company ⓘ |
| activeDuring | 19th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bengal coal industry
ⓘ
British mercantile community in Calcutta ⓘ Calcutta financial markets ⓘ Tagore family business interests ⓘ indigo plantations ⓘ shipping enterprises in the Bay of Bengal ⓘ |
| businessModel |
commission-based management of other companies
ⓘ
speculative investment in trade and industry ⓘ |
| coFounder |
Dwarkanath Tagore
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William Carr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | British India ⓘ |
| economicImpact |
development of joint-stock enterprise culture in Bengal
ⓘ
integration of Indian capital into colonial trade networks ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Dwarkanath Tagore
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William Carr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPartner |
European merchants
ⓘ
Indian zamindars ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
early phase of Indian industrialization
ⓘ
expansion of private enterprise in British India ⓘ |
| inception | 1830s ⓘ |
| industry |
banking and finance
ⓘ
coal ⓘ indigo trade ⓘ managing agency system ⓘ shipping ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| influenced | subsequent Indian managing agency firms ⓘ |
| languageOfBusiness | English ⓘ |
| location |
Bengal Presidency
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Calcutta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMember | Dwarkanath Tagore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedUnder | British colonial legal framework ⓘ |
| owner | Dwarkanath Tagore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Bengal commercial elite ⓘ |
| role |
intermediary between British capital and Indian resources
ⓘ
managing agent for multiple joint-stock enterprises ⓘ |
| servedClientele |
European planters
ⓘ
Indian landholders ⓘ |
| significance |
early example of Indian entrepreneurship in colonial economy
ⓘ
pioneering Indian-owned managing agency under British rule ⓘ |
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