[2] Born Mulchand at Shahpur, Sagar, he moved to Damoh to his aunt's house after the death of his mother at age 4, where he was renamed Darbarilal.

He met Ganeshprasad Varni at Damoh and influenced by him, he joined the pathshala established by Varniji at Sagar.

At age 19, he graduated with the title Nyayatirth and became a teacher at Sdyavad Vdyalaya at Varanasi for a year.

His writings include Buddhahridayam,[5] Jain Dharma Mimansa,[6] Mahavira Ka Antahsthal,[7] Manav Bhasha,[8] Meri Africa Yatra,[9] Anmol Patra[10] etc.

The altar also has 8 images of the prophets belonging to various religious traditions, including Zoroaster and Karl Marx.

Osho has described meeting him and discussing on establishing a new religious order[21] While he was in Bombay, he was a friend of both Nathuram Premi and Sukhlal Sanghvi known for their open minded perspective.