He attended high schools in Malvan, Dapoli and Ratnagiri.
Before graduating he left his studies, worked for a while as a postal clerk, then migrated to Mumbai.
He translated into Marathi many novels of Bengali writer Sharat Chandra Chatterji.
Varerkar presided over Marathi Sahitya Sammelan in Dhule in 1944.
Later, he was nominated to Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Indian Parliament.