▁ ▁In ▁U tk al ▁S amil ani ▁He ▁was ▁associated ▁with ▁U tk al ▁Sam mil ani ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 5 . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁U tk al ▁S amil ani ▁Special ▁Conference ▁held ▁at ▁Ber h amp ur ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 . ▁He ▁met ▁G op ab and hu ▁Das ▁by ▁chance ▁while ▁stay ing ▁in ▁a ▁host el . ▁He ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁G op ab and hu ' s ▁" P anc ah sak ha " ▁( five ▁friends ). ▁ ▁Social ▁reform er ▁Although ▁he ▁belonged ▁to ▁a ▁conserv ative ▁Bra h min ▁family , ▁M ish ra ▁was ▁a ▁social ist . ▁He ▁was ▁against ▁cas te ▁disc rim ination . ▁He ▁didn ' t ▁wear ▁his ▁sacred ▁thread ▁and ▁also ▁wore ▁a ▁m oust ache , ▁which ▁was ▁against ▁the ▁Bra h min ▁cas te ▁system . ▁ ▁Part icip ation ▁in ▁the ▁Non - co operation ▁Mov ement ▁He ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁non - co operation ▁movement ▁of ▁ 1 9 2 1 . He ▁was ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁Singh b hum ▁D CC . ▁And ▁Led ▁the ▁campaign s ▁in ▁Ch ak rad h arp ur ▁and ▁adjacent ▁areas . ▁ ▁Political ▁Life ▁In sp ired ▁by ▁Mah at ma ▁Gand hi ▁and ▁P and it ▁G op ab and hu ▁Das , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁Congress ▁party ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Vid han ▁Sab ha ▁( Lower