Born in Gujarat, he completed his education in India and taught Sanskrit at the Oxford University.

In 1905 he founded The India House and The Indian Sociologist which acted as a meeting point for radical nationalists among Indian students in Britain

He moved to Paris in 1907 avoiding prosecution.

Through the Indian Home Rule Society, he criticised British rule in India.

He became the first President of Bombay Arya Samaj.

He inspired Veer Savarkar who was a member of India House in London.