[1][2][3][4] Born in a Deshastha Brahmin family at Ingroli in Berar, Khaparde studied Sanskrit and English Literature before beginning law.
Closely associated with Bal Gangadhar Tilak, he took a keen interest in politics and in 1890 resigned from service to begin his own law practice at Amravati.
[2] A close ally and one of the most trusted lieutenants of Tilak,[4] Khaparde's strong and singular personal influence in the Central Provinces earned him the epitaph of "the Nawab of Berar".
[1][6] Between May 1919 and January 1920, Khaparde was in England again as a delegate of the Home Rule League's deputation to the Joint Parliamentary committee.
His first interaction with Sri Sai Baba was in December 1910 when he sought refuge at Shirdi escaping the incarceration and purge of political dissidents in India at the time.