bᵻsˌaɪdz ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ, hiː ˈɜːnd hɪz lˈɪvɪŋ tˈiːtʃɪŋ ɪn ɐ kˈɑːlɪdʒ ænd wʌzɐ pɹəfˈɛsɚɹ ʌv hˈɪndi lˈɪɾɚɹᵻtʃɚɹ ɪn dˈɑːɹmə sˈæmædʒ kˈɑːlɪdʒ, ɐlˈɪɡɑːɹ.
Besides writing, he earned his living teaching in a college and was a Professor of Hindi Literature in Dharma Samaj College, Aligarh.