Kenda

Kenda was a wooded estate in the hills north of the Chhattisgarh plain, beside the country of Lapha. Its sal forests yielded lac, a valuable resin collected for use in dyes and other products. A route from the plain passed through Kenda and Pendra toward Sohagpur and Rewa; across much of the hills it was little more than a track through forest. Local tradition connects the chiefs of Kenda with the family that held the neighbouring estate of Pendra.