his career started as the founder headmaster of the gangapukhuri high school in 1936 but he moved to his alma mater, the kamrup academy, as the assistant head master in 1948. during his academic days, he was associated with hindustan standard, anandabazar patrika and the press trust of india as a reporter. later he had a stint as a government servant, as the assistant publicity officer, where he stayed till he got associated with radha govinda baruah who invited him to join the assam tribune in 1952 as its assistant editor. when the group started "asom bani", an assamese language weekly in 1955, he became its founder editor. he stayed there till his superannuation in 1976, becoming the editor of the group publications in 1963.