cre ▁of ▁land ▁near ▁the ▁Bel ak oba ▁railway ▁station , ▁built ▁a ▁wooden ▁two - store y ▁house ▁in ▁the ▁pattern ▁of ▁his ▁father ' s ▁b ung al ow ▁at ▁Sil ig uri . ▁The ▁house ▁was ▁accident ally ▁bur nt ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁by ▁fire . ▁There after ▁he ▁built ▁a ▁pac ca ▁one - store y ▁house . ▁ ▁He ▁bought ▁some ▁fall ow ▁lands ▁around ▁the ▁local ity ▁and ▁with ▁ut most ▁efforts ▁converted ▁them ▁into ▁rich ▁p addy ▁and ▁j ute ▁lands ▁and ▁started ▁cultiv ation ▁by ▁Raj b ons i ▁ten ants . ▁He ▁fixed ▁the ▁rent ▁in ▁kind ▁at ▁one ▁third ▁of ▁the ▁produce ▁( this ▁was ▁contrary ▁to ▁the ▁common ▁practice ▁of ▁ 5 0 : 5 0 - share ▁between ▁the ▁land l ord ▁and ▁the ▁ten ant ). ▁Many ▁local ▁land l ords ▁protest ed ▁against ▁his ▁rent ▁fixing ▁but ▁he ▁ignored ▁their ▁protest s . ▁ ▁Now ▁he ▁began ▁to ▁ear n ▁some ▁money , ▁but ▁he ▁still ▁continued ▁his ▁simple ▁life ▁and ▁desired ▁to ▁spend ▁the ▁extra ▁money ▁after ▁meeting ▁the ▁bare ▁necess ities ▁of ▁himself ▁and ▁his ▁family ▁for ▁the ▁benefit ▁of ▁the ▁local ity ▁and ▁local ▁people , ▁especially ▁the ▁ill iter ate ▁poor ▁people . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁Vin oba ▁B have ▁visited ▁Bel ak oba ▁with ▁his ▁team ▁in ▁course ▁of ▁his ▁B hood an ▁Mov ement ▁and ▁Sri ▁B ose ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁land owner