His father was a Talati (village development officer) and was fond of reading literature.

He completed matriculation in 1934 from L. S. High School, Siddhapur with Sanskrit and Science subjects.

Oganisami Sadini Pashchim Bharatni Dharmik Chalavalo (Religious Activities of 19th Century India).

In 1956, he received PhD under Ramnarayan V. Pathak from Gujarat College for his thesis Manilal Nabhubhai: Sahitya Sadhana, a research work on the life and works of Manilal Dwivedi.

[5] He wrote a biographical play, Uncho Parvat, Undi Khin (1993, 'Lofty Mountain, Cavernous Valley'), based on the life of Manilal Dwivedi.

[2] He was awarded Padma Bhushan on 25 January 2014 for his contribution in field of literature and education.