Background
Dhruv was born in Hindu Nagar Brahmin family in 1856.
Dhruv was born in Hindu Nagar Brahmin family in 1856.
He completed hi Bachelor of Arts in 1873 and Bachelor of Laws in 1880.
Educated in Arts and Law, he served as a teacher and later as a judge of Baroda state. He was interested in oriental studies. He wrote poetry and edited some works too.
Dhruv worked as a teacher from 1881 to 1885.
Later he started his law career as a pleader from Surat, and was elevated to post of District and Session Judge of Baroda state. He was sent as a representative of Bharuch in the annual session of Indian National Congress in 1898 by Baroda state.
In 1882, Dhruv founded Prajahita Vardhak Sabha in Surat with Ukabhai Parabhudas. He left by Steamship Maria Theresa and attended the 8th International Congress of Orientalists at Stockholm and Christiania as representative of Baroda in 1889 where he was honoured with Doctor of Literature and Arts.
Dhruv received Doctor of Philosophy from Berlin University.
He died in 1896.
Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland. Anthropological Society of London]
He was a member of the Royal Asiatic Society and the Anthropological Society of London.