 Born in Sujangarh, then located in Bikaner State in Rajputana Agency of British India (now in the Indian state of Rajasthan), he got his first training in music and dance from his father, who was a dhrupad singer and a Kathak dancer in the royal court.In his teens, he joined the royal court of Bikaner as a singer and later moved to the royal court of Nepal.But the destiny landed him in Kolkata and he joined the legendary New Theaters.