Born in Kapadvanj, he authored more than 20 collections of poems and songs, mainly on the themes of the beauty of nature, and about the everyday lives of indigenous peoples and fisherfolk communities.

After attending Wilson College in Mumbai, he graduated with a degree in philosophy from the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda.

[5] Later, in 1934, he earned his bachelor's degree in philosophy from The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, and thereafter, started his career by teaching school students in Ahmedabad.

The judges noted, "his intensity of emotion and innovation in form and expression which set him apart as a poet of great significance.

The mystical tone of his poetry stems from the tradition of great medieval masters like Narsinh Mehta, Kabir and Akho.