sri mahendra lal bose was most perturbed by the illiteracy of the local rajbonsi people. this was at the very root of harmful superstitions and lack of initiative to overcome the day to day problems and hazards of natural disasters. illiteracy led them to tamasic activities and abject surrender to hundreds of deities to tide over their problems. this also made them prey to exploitation and cheating by the bhatia (those who immigrated from the lower reaches of the rivers in east bengal districts) – the landlords, money-lenders, lawyers and fake religious men. taking advantage of the simplicity and illiteracy of the rajbonsis, they used to exploit them by all conceivable means. so sri bose first resolved to found schools and educational institutions at belakoba and the remote villages around the place to eradicate the curse of illiteracy of the local people.