Background
He was born on October 24, 1922 to Premchandbhai and Punjibai.
He was born on October 24, 1922 to Premchandbhai and Punjibai.
He studied in Nairobi and later moved to Mombasa.
He worked to modernize the Gujarati language. He left to study and joined the family business thereafter. He went back to Nairobi in 1946 and expanded his business activities.
He travelled extensively in Africa and Europe and turned his family business into an industry.
He moved to Dar-es-Salaam in 1960 and later to London in 1965. He lived in Geneva for a while and later moved to Singapore in 1975.
He died on October 13, 2013 in Mumbai. He served as chairman until 2012.
He served in many social, cultural and religious institutions like Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Indian Gymkhana, and the International Forum of Overseas Indians.