Jagadish Gupta was born in Kushtia, Nadia district (now in Kushtia District, Bangladesh). He went to the village Pathshala (primary school) run by Ramlal Saha.[4] Later he came away to Calcutta and was admitted into City Collegiate School from where he passed Matriculation Examination in 1905 and was admitted to Ripon College (now Surendranath College).
His stories had been published in periodicals like Bharati, Bijoli, Uttara, Kali-Kalam, and Kallol. His first novel Asadhu Siddhartha was published in 1928. Some of his other notable works include Binodini, Udaylekha, Meghabrito Ashani, Dulaler Dola, Nishedher Patabhumikay, Loghu Guru, etc.
