His work incorporated monologues, choruses, chants, songs, mime, slide projections, and filmed footage.
He pursued his higher education in the United States at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Extension where he developed a love for Shakespearean drama which continued to have a profound influence on his work.
[3] After returning to India, he initially worked for the Burmah-Shell oil company, but gave up that position to pursue playwrighting full-time as he became successful.
Other major plays include The Doldrummers (1960), The Dumb Dancer (1961), The Hungry Ones (1965), The Refugee (1971), Sonar Bangla (1972), and The Dissident M.L.A (1974) .
The Dumb Dancer was staged Off-Off-Broadway at Café La MaMa in 1966 and Goa received a full Broadway production in 1968.