 He thought of "non-formal education" many years before it was officially started.His pioneering work was started when most women in India were still behind the "purdah" (veil), and would not dare to come out in the world to create a future for themselves.This organisation became the apex organisation for Mahila Samitis (Women's Institutes) in Eastern India, and was later affiliated to the Associated Country Women of the World (ACWW) and the International Alliance of Women.