 There he lived with independence activist Shyam Sundar Chakravarty, and had contacts with revolutionaries like Ram Prasad Bismil.James Popplewell, writing in 1995, noted that the Raj perceived the Samiti in its early days as a serious threat to its rule.However, historian Sumit Sarkar noted that the Samiti never mustered enough support to offer an urban rebellion or a guerrilla campaign.