 He wrote popular novels in Nepali "Muluk Bahira, Maitaghar and Langada ko saathi"(first realistic literature in Nepali) during his Calcutta stay.In 1952, he traveled to Europe where he studied art in Paris at the Ecole des Beaux Arts.These formative years in Paris was critical time for him, where he met and developed close friendships with other international artists including the Indian artists Paritosh Sen, Padamsee, the Indonesian artist Affandi, and Austrian artist Soshana Afroyim.