Today, he is an important folklore collector of Bengal,[1] and his collected ballads are an important part of Bengali folk literature, they were published by University of Calcutta as Moimonshingho Gitika (1923) and Purbabanga Gitika (1923-1932), later published in English as Eastern Bengal Ballads.

Chandra Kumar initially started working at a grocery shop, at a monthly salary of one rupee.

Chandra Kumar's work as gomastha, on a monthly salary of eight rupees, included visits to different villages to collect taxes.

[7] This appointment freed Chandra Kumar to travel throughout Bengal collecting folklore and folk songs.

Besides these, Chandra Kumar also collected some other ballads: 'Adhuya Sundari', 'Suratjamal', 'Kajalrekha', 'Asma', 'Satyapirer Panchali', 'Chandravatir Ramayana', 'Lilar Baramasi', and 'Gopini Kirtan'.