 Chakrabarty was born to Gourikanta Chakrabarty and Sita Devi at Kukura-Krishnapur village on Damodar River in modern-day Purba Bardhaman district of the Indian state of Paschimbanga (West Bengal).He was sent to a "pathshala" (traditional village primary school in Bengal) at Rampur.Later he was patronised by Kirtichandra, the Maharaja of Bardhaman.