His father Srihari (or Sridhar), a Kayastha, was an influential officer in the service of Daud Khan Karrani, the last independent Sultanate of Bengal [REF].
Basanta Ray was his uncle and he affectionately brought up both Pratapaditya and Laksmikanta (Later to be known as Laksmikanta Roy Choudhury), son of Jiya Gangopadjyay of the Sabarna Roy Choudhury clan [REF].