Career
A former soldier of Indian National Army, he had fought British forces under the leadership of Shahnawaz Khan. Besides being a leading organiser of the peasantry in West Bengal, he was also associated with the Left cultural movement and the Indian People"s Theatre Association (IPTA). He was Savadhipati, Zilla Parishad, Bardhaman from 1976-1991.
He was a member or of West Bengal legislative assembly in 1991, representing Bhatar constituency.