Background
He was born in the village called Ambod, District
He was born in the village called Ambod, District
Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India on 30 October 1930. His high school education was at Killol - Patan, Gujarat, India. He was a Member, Gujarat Legislative Assembly for two terms between 1975-1985.
He was a cabinet minister, Government of Gujarat from 1975 to 1980.
He is also a sitting member in 14th parliament since 2004. He is widely travelled and has visited Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Switzerland, U.K, and United States.A.
Lokniketan and from this platform, started three colleges ten High Schools, five ashram shalas, eight hostels, kindergartens,
Founded "Nootan Bharati" Institute at Taluka Palanpur then handed over its management to the local people.
Started Thakkarbapa and Sarvajanik Chhatralaya at Palanpur.
He represented the Banaskantha constituency of Gujarat and is a member of the Indian National Congress. He was a member of Indian Parliament from 1991 to 1995. He is a Member of Indian National Committee on Human Resource Development.