[2][3][4] His Bhojpuri poem Batohiya gained popularity equivalent to Vande Mataram and is considered as National Song of Indian in Bhojpuri language.
[3] He was born on 31 October 1884 in Nayaganv village of Saran district of Bihar.
[5] He completed his schooling in Chhapra and higher education from Patna College.
In his college days he got appreciations for his English poems by the British professors.
[6] After completing his Bachelor of Arts he became the private secretary of King Krityanand Singh of Banaili Estate in Purnia district of Bihar.