He was born on 27 February 1902 to Kishore Chandra. He was educated at Revenshaw College in Cuttack. Following the completion of his education, he was put in charge of the judiciary in Talcher. He was appointed as a state magistrate and assistant session judge. He served as district and session judge in Talcher for many years before he came to the throne.
Reign
Following the death of his father on 7 November 1945 he succeeded him as the Raja of Talcher. On 20 March 1946, a durbar was held at Talcher, where he was formally invested as the ruler. On the occasion, H. J. Todd presented him with a kharita from the Governor-General of India, sent on behalf of King-Emperor George VI. He ruled for hardly two years. During his rule, Talcher was merged with Odisha on 1 January 1948.