 In the early to mid 1970s, in a forced leave from the Ministry, he worked a few years as chief copywriter for the Behshahr Industrial Group.In addition to his regular employment, Kasrai occasionally taught literature at the Universities of Tehran and Zahedan.During his secondary education, Kasrai was part of a group of young nationalists including Dariush Forouhar and Mohsen Pezeshkpour.