Beginning with a political history of Bengal and the advent of Persian in Bengal and its influence, the volume details the history of Persian literature in Bengal in detail. The discussion has accounts of the scholars, poets and other authors, presenting their biography that includes details of their birth, their career and nature of their writings citing individual works. It takes up the role of the Asiatic Society, Calcutta, the Calcutta Madrasah and its principal, head moulvis and the staff and the Fort William College and the munshis of the place to Persian literature. It deals with the geographical and historical value of different places in Bengal, highlighting the contribution of each to Persian literature and describing important families associated with the place in the context of the subject. It throws light on the role of Sufi scholars and poets in the nineteenth century and Persian journalism of the time.
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