Though short-lived, Sabujpatra was a major force in remolding Bengali language and literary style for the post-First World War generation.

Pramatha Choudhury endeavored to introduce new literary ideals, preferred spoken Bengali to the written and a new style of writing, often called 'Birbali', after his pseudonym 'Birbal'.

In the very first issue, the editor clarified the ideals and objectives of the magazine: Literature shakes man out of his slumber in relation to the world of reality.

If our forerunners can appreciate the spirit of Sabuj Patra and join hands with us they will be able to see the mental and moral void in Bengali character and thus render a great service to the nation...There is no denying fact that our contact with Europe has given us ability to shake off our inertia both objective and subjective.

Within its limited space and power, Sabuj Patra will help writers to express their thoughts concisely but cogently because we believe that literature is not the product of forced regulations but of self-restraint.

Unlike traditional temples, dark and dingy, ours will be a tall and stately structure, allowing profuse air and light to enter from all corners of the globe.

Many of his early 20th century works including the Balaka poems, two of his novels, Ghare Baire and Chaturanga, a play titled Phalguni and a considerable lot of short stories and essays were published in this journal.

In Sabuj Patra, Tagore expressed his revolutionary view on society and political situations of contemporary times through his fiction and prose.

Haimanti and Streer Patra caused a frown of contemporary Bengali society as well as his essays Bastab and Lokohito were severely attacked in conservative journals like Sahitya and Narayan.