A. N. Jani was born on 20 November 1921 in Baroda, British India.

[1][2] He completed his MA in 1946, and received PhD in 1954 from the Bombay University.

He wrote his doctoral dissertation on the Naiṣadhīyacaritam, an epic poem written by 12th century Sanskrit poet Shriharsha.

[2][3] He cultivated interest in the different school of Indian philosophy from his professor G. H. Bhatt.

[4] List of selected publications by A. N. Jani:[2][3] In 1982, he was awarded the title of Mahamahopadhyaya by the Government of India.