[3] In 1864, driven by poverty and with little provision to complete his education, he initially started working for the Indra family, confectioners from Shantipur in the Nadia district of Bengal.

They were distant relatives of Nobin Chandra's mother, and their shop was located on Chitpur road in Bagbazar, Kolkata.

Being respectable and prosperous sugar merchants, Nobin's family did not take kindly to his decision to become a sweetmeat seller due to the social constraints of the times.

In 1868, Nobin Chandra modified the original recipe of "Rossogolla" that increased the shelf life of the sweet.

[6][non-primary source needed] In 2018, director Pavel made a film Rosogolla on the life of Nobin Chandra Das.