[3] Jamnalal Bajaj was born in 1889 into a poor family of farmers his father was Kaniram and mother Birdibai in a village named Kashi Ka Bas, near Sikar in Rajasthan state.

In 1894, Seth Bachharaj Bajaj, a rich Wardha businessman, and his family were going to Kashi Ka Bas village temple.

[4] Seth Bachhraj was a distant relative on his father's side and was a well-known and respected trader in the British Raj.

He considered that some British companies were importing cheap, raw cotton from India and sending back finished cloth.

However, this close relationship and his deep involvement in the independence movement did not leave Jamnalal Bajaj with much time to spend on his newly launched business venture.

After the Dandi March in April 1930, Gandhi moved to Sevagram, a small village near Wardha, since he wanted to live close to the rural populace.

Jamanalal was named the president of Gandhi Seva Sangha, a group of workers who dedicated their time to constructive work.

Jamanalal Bajaj was interested in initiatives such as the removal of untouchability, promotion of Hindi, and Khadi and village Industries.

He initiated the Gandhi Hindi Pustak Bhandar (bookshop) in Bombay and started the Sasta Sahitya Mandal (publishing house).

With the intent of eradicating untouchability, he fought the non-admission of Harijans into Hindu temples in his home town of Wardha.

As orthodox Hindu priests and Brahmins objected, he opened his own family temple, the Laxmi Narayan Mandir, in Wardha, for the Harijans in 1928.