Moved to Bagbazar, Calcutta and got admitted to Maharaja Cossimbazar Polytechnic School in eighth grade. A teacher in college introduced him to Marxism.

1949 He established Pragati Library and started a hand-written magazine, Pragati. It was soon changed into a printed version, changed its name to Bahnishikha.

1951 He passed Matriculation Examination and got admitted to the City College to study commerce. His maternal uncle, a businessman and his guardian, promised him a job of an accountant. In the same year, he became a member of the Communist Party of India .

1953 He passed Intermediate Commerce Examination, but gave up studying commerce and was admitted to the Presidency College , Kolkata to study Bengali literature. But he did not appear for the examination.

1956 He had to leave his maternal uncle’s home and moved to a slum at Ultadanga along with his mother and brother. At this time he was solely dependent on the meagre wages of his brother.

His first poem Yamaappeared in Kabita - a literary magazine published by Buddhadeb Bose. He started writing for Krittibas and other magazines. Buddhadeb Bose also invited him to join the Comparative Literature course in newly opened Jadavpur University. He joined the course, but could not complete it either.

1958 He terminated his relationship with the Communist Party. He worked at Saxby Pharma Ltd. as a store assistant and later taught at Bhowanipur Tutorial Home (Harrison Road branch). He also started a business and ran it for sometime before joining Hind Motors as junior executive. But he could not continue anywhere. He started indulging in a wayward lifestyle and drinking heavily.

1961 He was one of the founder members of the Hungry generation movement which started with the publication of a one-page bulletin. However, he left the movement in 1963 due to differences of opinion with the other members.

1983 He received the Sahitya Akademi Award for his collection যেতে পারি কিন্তু কেন যাবো "Jete Pari Kintu Kêno Jabo" (I can go, but why?).