Tanty completed his secondary education at a Bengali-medium school but continued his literary works in the mainland Assamese language.

[2][3][4] According to the website Asymptote, Tanty is "a chronicler of the times and an advocate for the downtrodden" and "a poet of change and of unbridled optimism".

Hope plays a big part in the poetry of Tanty as he conjures contrasting planes of thought into his works.

[1][6] During his time in Jorhat, Sananta Tanty came in contact with many prominent litterateurs of the state, which gave an urge to learn the Assamese language.

[4][14] He began writing for a magazine, then edited by Dr. Nagen Saikia and his penchant for words started gaining him notice.

[14] It is his indulgence in life of the ordinary people, prominence of society and politics upon which lies no pretense gives him legitimacy and stokes a romanticism for the working class and culture.