He was educated in Pune and London, and worked at All India Radio until his death.

His earlier collection of poems, Shishiragam (शिशिरागम), was a product of Ravi Kiran Mandal poetry: sentimental and lyrical.

But his later avant-garde poetry brought about a storm in the Marathi literary world.

His poem with the title "पिपात मेले ओल्या उंदिर" (Mice Died in the Wet Barrel) appeared in Abhiruchi (अभिरुची) magazine in 1946.

He attempted to bring in the stream of consciousness technique in Marathi novels.