Introduction / History

The Chain are a people group in West Bengal in India. They speak Indo Arayan and Bengali and read and write in Bengali. They are not vegetarians and they eat wheat and rice.

Upon the death of the father, males and females get the same shares of an inheritance. A widow gets half of the property. The oldest son becomes in charge of the home. They have marriage and birth rituals. The dead are cremated.

The Chain are mainly landowners. Most of them work in agriculture. Some of them are in business and a few in government service.

The Chain of India are Hindus by religion. They use family planning.

Prayer Points

* Pray that the Internet and gospel recordings will help lead the Chain to salvation.
* Pray that God will give them dreams and visions leading them to Jesus Christ.

References

Singh, K. S., ed. "India's Communities A-Z", Oxford University Press, USA 1999