His contemporaries included notable figures such as Bhau Daji Lad, Dadabhoy Naoroji, Nowroj Fardoonji, Nana Moroji Trilokekar, Dadoba Pandurang Turkhud and Ramchandra Balkrishna Jayakar.

He participated in the city's social and intellectual life, founding several influential societies and institutions.

[4] His involvement in journalism impacted public opinion and the dissemination of information in Bombay.

He had opposed a plan to remove palm trees at Backbay, predicting the adverse effects of urbanization.

[2] He was the founding member of the Bombay Association, an organization that later influenced the creation of the Indian National Congress in 1887.