Thomas Mitchell joined the Bengal Indigo Company as an indigo worker in 1846 and began living in various indigo mines in rural Bengal. Neelkar - He used to write the daily routine of life in his journal. Along with that, he used to draw pictures of the rural life of Bengal in the pages of the journal. There is perhaps no other such direct and vivid daily description of rural Bengal in the 19th century. The village of Hanskhali, Triveni, Bangaon, Petrapole, Benapole, Jessore, Krishnanagar, Baragaria, Patakabari villages of Murshidabad are embodied in daily narratives. The famous Bishe Dakat, Titumir, Young Bengal or Mr. Forlong, who has a rich history, Nanddulal Pandit, the Shastra discussant in Nilkuthi, Prashinath Munsi, the Persian language scholar, Debonath Dhar, the doctor in Nilkuthi, Jessie Warrington and the educated youth who beggars for a job in Nilkuthi come alive.Thomas Machell's manuscript was kept unpublished in the British Library. That manuscript was first published in Bengali translation. It is accompanied by necessary historical information and money. Thomas loved Bengal at the match, saying Bengal was his designated country. After a long time, the daily life pictures of rural Bengal that he saw were published in that Bengal.