das was also known as a distinguished bengali poet. during the days of national movement, he published the first two volumes of his collection of poems titled ""malancha" and "mala". in 1913 he published ."sagar sangeet"" (the songs of the sea). sri aurobindo was in pondichery. he was in dire need of financial support. chittaranjan offered him one thousand rupees as a token of his support for an english translation of the poem.