This book, ‘A Cultural and Intellectual History of Bengal (From the Past to the Present)’ is a pioneer in the field of historical researches and writings as it for the first time delineates comprehensively the cultural and intellectual history of Bengal letting in elaborate studies on the religions, fine arts, sculptures, paintings, philosophy, science and literature of the Bengali people from the past to the mid twentieth century. Apart from the well recognised major Bengali culture, the sub-cultures of North Bengal, specifically of the Bodos and of the Rongs or Lepchas, have also been given the scope of the most appropriate narration