Rajnikant Shankarrao Arole was born in Supa in the Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra, India on 10 July 1934, the second child of Shankar and Leelawati Salve Arole.

The Aroles raised their three sons and four daughters in the faith of the Church of England, inculcating in them Christian ethical and spiritual values that have guided Rajnikant through a lifetime of public service.

Rajnikant received the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Community Leadership in 1979.

[1] He also received PadmaBhushan Mother Teresa Memorial National Award for Social Justice.

[2] President Papers Presented at National & International Conferences/Congresses, Workshop Seminar Attended Voluntary Service Organization (U N Geneva Manila, Philippines) Research / UNICEF, London U.K. Oration