Chakraborty belonged to a bengali brahmin zamindar family[3] in the village of Chhatra near Serampore of Hooghly district.

Due to some internal property conflicts, his father Mahendranath Chakraborty moved to Salkia before the birth of his son.

At the age of 17 or 18, he left his home for the company of Hindu monks in order to learn esoteric knowledge and supernatural healing techniques.

[2] Chakraborty began his career at the Great Bengal Circus as comedian where he became famous through his fun tricks.

During his 1908 Singapore tour with Priyanath Bose's Circus, his tricks with the cards and his vanishing act proved to be successful.