 His poems were appreciated by the Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore.In 1951 Lok Sabha elections Harindranath Chattopadhyaya won from Vijayawada Lok Sabha constituency in Madras State as an independent candidate, supported by the Communist Party of India.He was the member of the 1st Lok Sabha from 14 April 1952 to 4 April 1957.