He was a leading freedom fighter from Sambalpur and an active participant in the Non-Cooperation movement. He consolidated the national freedom movement in the Sambalpur region and merged his activities with those of Indian National Congress. He was a founding member of the National School of Sambalpur started on the lines of Satyabadi Vana Vidyalaya, which was founded by Gopabandhu Das. As the Chairman of Sambalpur Municipality, he received Gandhiji in Sambalpur in 1928. He also organized mass movement against illiteracy & untouchability.