Later, he worked as a translator and a proof-reader for several well-established Hindi journals (such as Madhuri) and publishing houses (such as Ganga Pustak Mala) in Lucknow.
[1] Inspired by the Indian independence movement, Jigyasu moved from mainstream Hindi publishing to writing nationalist pamphlets.
His booklet on the Indian National Congress leader Jawahar Lal Nehru - Vir Javahar - was proscribed by the government and went through twelve editions and 450,000 copies in one year.
Jigyasu also became increasingly influenced by the Buddhist leader Swami Bodhanand, and wrote three books with him: Mul Bharatvasi aur Arya, Bhagwan Gautam Buddha, and Bauddhacharya-paddhati.
The 1930 book Mul Bharatvasi aur Arya ("The Original Inhabitants of India and the Aryans") became an important historical text of the Adi Hindu movement.
The second part - Bharat ke Adi-Nivasiyon ki Sabhyata ("The Civilization of the Original Inhabitants of India") was published several years later.
These books present Ravidas as an Adi Hindu poet-sant who reminds the Dalit community of its ancient heritage as indigenous inhabitants of India.
[12] R. S. Khare described him as "a reformer, thinker, and critic" and a "rare intellectual bridge who ably connected the national with the local, the ancient with the contemporary, and the profound with the popular.