Background
He was born at Nadiad, Gujarat in 1858. On insistence by his father to earn, he left studies but completed Master of Arts by studying himself.
He was born at Nadiad, Gujarat in 1858. On insistence by his father to earn, he left studies but completed Master of Arts by studying himself.
He completed primary and secondary education in Nadiad. He joined Elphinstone College in 1877 and completed Bachelor of Arts in History and Politics in 1880.
He was a well-known philosopher as well. He failed in Sanskrit in matriculation examination in 1875 but he was ranked second in examination in Bombay University the next year winning James Tylor prize. He returned to Nadiad and joined Government High School in July 1880 as an assistant teacher.
In 1881, he was transffered to Bombay as a Deputy Education Inspector of girls schools.
He joined Shamaldas College in Bhavnagar in 1885 but retired in 1889 following his ill health. He served as a head of Archeology department from 1893 to 1895 started by Baroda State.
He died in 1898 in Nadiad.