He was born on 21 July 1935 in
Baisari village of
Backergunge District of undivided Bengal. His family moved to West Bengal when he was in the ninth grade at Baisari High School and lived in a rented house in Tiffin Bazaar area. He is the grandfather of
SFI All India Joint Secretary,
Dipsita Dhar. Padma Nidhi Dhar was first jailed on 1956 for a month during the political movement against
Bengal Bihar unification. Then in 1966 again he was arrested and jailed for a year in PD act, as he was active in the food movement. == References ==