During his college days he had Amarnath Jha and Firaq Gorakhpuri as teachers, both who would end up as some of India's greatest intellectuals and recipients of the Padma Bhushan, the third-highest civilian award in the country. He graduated from Aligarh Muslim University.
During his time at college, he had as teachers Amarnath Jha and Firaq Gorakhpuri, both of whom would later become highly regarded intellectuals and recipients of the Padma Bhushan, India's third-highest civilian award. He graduated from Aligarh Muslim University.