Excavated Brick Structure of Khana-Mihir Mound at Chandraketugarh. Thakte balad na kare chas tar dukhkha baro mas "He who owns oxen, but does not plough, his sorry state lasts twelve months of the year." Legend The mound of Khana-Mihir or Baraha-Mihir on Prithiba road, Chandraketugarh, Berachampa, West Bengal. The short couplets or quatrains reflect a robust common sense, as in this paean to industry: Her poetry, known as Khanar Bachan (or vachan) ( Bengali: খনার বচন meaning 'khana's words'), among the earliest compositions in Bengali literature, is known for its agricultural themes. She is associated with the village Deulia ( Chandraketugarh, near Berachampa), in present-day Barasat, North 24 parganas district, West Bengal. Khana also known as Dak or Lilavati ( IPA: ) was an Indian poet and legendary astrologer, who composed in the medieval Bengali language between the ninth and 12th centuries AD.
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