 He joined the Brahmo Samaj in 1843, around the same time as Debendranath Tagore, and rose to be one of its prominent leaders by the 1850s.He established the
Medinipur Brahmo Samaj in 1846 and the Konnagar Brahmo Samaj in 1863.At the time of founding of the Brahmo Samaj of India, he was with the progressives and assisted the movement in many ways.