His composed "Zatra" plays like "Matripuja" (Worship of Mothers) gained much popularity among the rural folk especially during the British Raj.

[4] Ashwini Kumar Dutta, upset at the failure of a pupil of his own institution, decided to speak to Yajneshwar himself.

In 1897, after dropping out from school, Yajneshwar joined the group of Bireshwar Dutta, the kirtan singer of Barisal at that time.

In 1905, Ashwini Kumar Dutta gave an inspiring speech at the Barisal Town Hall, against the proposed Partition of Bengal.

The goal of the freedom movement was to free Bharat Mata from the yoke of British imperialism.

In June 1906, he staged his drama at the Swadeshi Utsav in Barisal, where his play was highly praised by the national leadership.

In October, he travelled with his group to Madaripur in Faridpur district, and from there to many places finally returning to Barisal in April 1907.

Bande Mataram, Yugantar, Sandhya, Nabashakti, Prabasi and Modern Review, each of them played a part in popularizing the drama.

The government of newly formed Eastern Bengal and Assam clamped down, citing incitement to violence.

[citation needed] Mukunda Das composed five dramas - Palliseva, Brahmacharini, Samaj o Path.

Charan Kavi Mukundadas is a 1954 Indian Bengali-language biographical film about the poet, directed by Nirmal Choudhury.