Supported and appreciated by his sister for his talents in arts, Kalidas says that to succeed in literature, music, or any other form of art a person requires sincerity and labor. Kalidas reveres his arts teacher Chaturatna Udash, banished from the country by the regime of the time, for the great sacrifices and skills he had as an artist.

Kalidas became a faculty member at Durbar High School in 1954 when he, along with Chandra Bahadur Shrestha and Jeevratna, was appointed by Prime Minister Padma Shumsher to convert the Judha Arts School, where he had studied for six years, into a technical school. At this time, Kalidas had completed his Bachelors degree from the J.J. School of Arts in Mumbai.

From 1960 Kalidas started to organize art exhibitions. He was invited to Rana palaces to decorate, carve statues, design windows and doors, and to paint the curtains of theaters.

After the demise of his father, he started selling his artwork and later he established an art gallery at his home. His works were sold for prices between 200 and 250 rupees. His creativity led him to paint Nanglo bamboo trays and these were soon famous to the extent that he received a contract to paint a hundred thousand such Nanglo paintings which he refused due to logistical and quality maintenance problems.

He requested His Majesty King Mahendra to open a College of Fine Arts and was involved in its establishment in 1967 and was its princiapl for many years. Presently, he lives at Nardevi's Deu Netpayo. He has seven children and many grandchildren and presently with the aid of his wife, he is paints and draws. He uses watercolor, oil, pencils, and terra cotta. He has also published several books on painting.

He is satisfied that the most of the good artists found in our country nowadays have graduated from the College of Fine Arts that he helped to found. He is presently chairman of the Nepal Arts Society.