He then went to the Visva-Bharati University in Santiniketan for higher studies. After studying French in the Alliance Française in Calcutta, he went to University of Paris for his doctoral degree on French government scholarship.
After completing his studies at the Alliance Française in Calcutta, he went to Visva-Bharati University in Santiniketan for further education.  He later received his doctorate from the University of Paris with a scholarship from the French government.