Career
He was noted for his Photojournalism for The Times Journal of Photography, TopGear India Magazine, The Times of India and Lonely Planet Magazine. He died in March 22, 2012 due to a prolonged illness. Piramal Art Gallery, Mumbai hosted an photo exhibition in his memory under the name, The Dhaval Dhairyawan Retrospective.
Due to his passion for automobiles, he changed the Indian outlook for automotive photography.
He did several photo shoots for Top Gear Magazine which were never seen in an Indian car magazine before.