 Bindeshwari Dubey was the second of four sons born to a humble farming family in the village of Mahuaon, Bhojpur, Bihar.His father, Shiv Naresh Dubey, was a peasant and despite showing promise in school, Dubey's education was not considered important.This caused him to run away to Patna, where he lived with his maternal uncle and continued his studies at St. Michael's High School, Patna After his matriculation he worked on night-shifts in a factory as well as continuing to offer tuition to people as he had done during his school days in order to fund his education.