Kiran was born in Nrayangang Dhaka, His great maternal uncle was a leader of Anushilan Revolutionary organisation, named Ramesh Acharya. Kiran was being brought up in an atmosphere of the Congress. The house, Manabari, attached to their own house was the shelter of the political workers at that time. He joined, in such circumstances, to the Revolutionary Socialist Party. He remained underground in his own house. at the time Quit India Movement his maternal uncles were arrested and he had to take the leadership of the movement.At the end of 1942, he was arrested and remained in police custody. He was released in 1945. He became member of the working committee of RSP in Narayangang. His political work was suspended during the communal riot of 1946-47. He had to come to West Bengal after partition of India.
Kiran Chandra was a leader of labour movement. He had given up his service to oppose the misbehabiour of the Employer to the workers. He had to go to prison for conducting the historical Strike of the workers of 1928. He took the leadership of editing papers in Hindi, English and Bengali to write in favour of workers. At the Congress Session of 1928 held in Park Circus Maidan, he took the lead of the rally of 50 thousands workers covering a length of 2 miles inside the session to picket in support of their demands.
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