Chandimangal

Once, Kalketu found a golden iguana, (actually goddess Chandi in disguise) on his way and brought her to his hut for eating.

Amongst the people who came to settle in the new town, a fraud Bhandu Datta became a close associate of Kalketu.

But finally by the grace of Chandi he was succeeded to overcome all problems and went back to heaven after death.

[4] The second narrative begins with the birth of Ratnamala, a dancer in the court of Indra in heaven as Khullana, a cousin of Lahana, who was later married to Dhanapati.

Soon after their marriage, he sets forth on his travels to Gaur, leaving Khullana in the care of his first wife Lahana.

[5] The Chandimangalkavya's earliest poet was Manik Datta, who probably hailed from Maldaha and pre-dated Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.

Dvija Madhab's work, dated 1501 Saka era (1579), gave definite shape to the narratives of Chandimangal.

Dvija Hariram's Adrijamangal (c.1673-74) and Akinchan (Mishra) Chakrabarty's Chandimangal (1773) were another two works belonging to this subgenre composed in the present-day Ghatal subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district.

[6] Though, these narratives were developed to describe the power of Chandi and establish her worship, they reveal many aspects of the social life in medieval Bengal, when these genre of poems were written.

During the early Mughal rule, corruption amongst the lower and middle level imperial officers in Bengal was common.

Mukundaram, in his work described vividly about the maritime activities, growth of towns, and the life-styles of various urban and rural communities in medieval Bengal.

The poem also mentions the influential role Muslims played in establishing the settlements, with the character Kalaketu receiving aid from them to help form a new town.