Education
He studied Bachelor of Arts and worked a teacher in highschool at Botad.
He studied Bachelor of Arts and worked a teacher in highschool at Botad.
Mankad is born on 13 February 1928 at Paliyad village of Bhavnagar district, Gujarat, India. Later he settled at Surendranagar and took freelance writing. He served as the first chairman of Gujarat Sahitya Academy from 1984 to 1992.
He was a member of Gujarat Public Service Commission from 1984 to 1990. He was also member of Senate of Gujarat University.