[1] He rejected a British government judicial post and established a legal practice in Chandrapur in 1900 becoming a renowned lawyer.
He acted as a defense lawyer for those arrested during the 1942 Quit India movement, specifically during the Chimur incident.
[1] He was a staunch follower of Lokmanya Balgangadhar Tilak, whom he considered his political leader and guru, and he promoted Tilak's ideologies of Swadeshi, Swadeshi movement, promotion of education for Indians and boycott of colonial British goods.
[1] He founded the Lokmanya Tilak Smarak Mandal in Chandrapur, established the Lokmanya Tilak Vidyalaya, supported the Goa liberation movement of 1956, advocated for social equality and supported marginalized communities serving as president of the Choka Mela hostel.
[1] He is remembered as a respected nationalist lawyer and social reformer, he received a testimonial from the Manciple committee in 1937.