In August 1878, he was appointed editor of the Lucknow-based newspaper Avadh Akhbar, in which his most famous work Fasana-e-Azad was published serially.
In August 1878, he assumed the role of editor for the Lucknow-based newspaper Avadh Akhbar, where his most celebrated work, Fasana-e-Azad, was initially published in parts.