[6][7] His early schooling was at Kolhapur after which he graduated (BSc) from Sir Parshurambhau College, Pune and joined Institute of Science, Mumbai (formerly known as Royal Institute of Science) for post graduate studies.

[6] He passed MSc from there with distinction which made him eligible for scholarship for overseas studies.

[6] After completing his post graduate thesis on Formation of Vortex from Colaba Observatory, he joined Kaiser Wilhelm Society, Göttingen in 1933 for doctoral research on Model experiments for the relative motion of air columns of different temperature under the guidance of Ludwig Prandtl and secured a doctoral degree (DPhil) in 1936.

[6] He joined Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in 1940[7] for a two-year stint and moved to the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru (IISC) in 1942 as a professor[9][10] to establish post graduate courses in aeronautical engineering and taught fluid dynamics,[11] solid mechanics and aircraft design and organised wind tunnel experiments there till 1948.

[6][8] Later, he developed the prototype of the HAL Marut, a 2500 lb thrust straight jet engine aircraft.

[6][8] In 1965, the government followed it up with the fourth highest Indian civilian award of Padma Shri.