A prolific artist and sculptor of the north east, Brahma has painted and sculpted for more than six decades establishing an independent art idiom for the region and creating a niche both in the country and abroad.

He also served as the principal of Government Art College for several years. He was the vice-chairman of prominent cultural center Srimanta Sankardev Kalakshetra set up under the Assam Accord and was also a member of the general council of Lalit Kala Akademi.