Narayangarh is a community development block that forms an administrative division in the Kharagpur subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The Narayangarh estate, covering 135 square miles, was held by the Kaibartta Rajas with titles "Srichandan" and "Mari Sultan". "Srichandan" from the Raja of Khurd…
Narayangarh is a community development block that forms an administrative division in the Kharagpur subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The Narayangarh estate, covering 135 square miles, was held by the Kaibartta Rajas with titles "Srichandan" and "Mari Sultan". "Srichandan" from the Raja of Khurda, signifies investiture with sandalwood. "Mari Sultan" means "Lord of the Road", possibly granted for building a road in one night. The estate aided British against Marathas in 1760 and 1803. During the Chaitanya Yatra to Puri, the Raja was as Sodgop by caste.
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