He participated in the Indian independence movement and was imprisoned, during which time he started writing plays and poetry.

[1][2] In 1934, he went to US for further studies on the advice of James Pratt and Rabindranath Tagore,[3] which made a lasting impression on his attitude.

[1][2] His book War Without Violence (1939),[5] which analyses Gandhian philosophy and tactics of nonviolence, influenced the members and strategies of the Congress of Racial Equality, and was widely circulated by African-American leaders during the U.S. civil rights movement.

Peela Palash (1934), Piya Gori, Dusku, Dungali no Dado, Sonpari, Vijali, Vrushal, Mor na Inda are his other plays.

Insan Mita Doonga is a short story based on his experiences with inmates during imprisonment.

[4] His book War without Violence had a great impact on the American civil rights movement.