 He was born in Solapur in Maharashtra in a Jain family of Gujarati origin.Name of his other brothers were Gulabchand Hirachand and Lalchand Hirachand.When he grew up he joined his brother, Walchand and served its various group companies like The Scindia Steam Navigation Company Ltd., Walchandnagar Industries, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Ravalgaon Sugar, Hindustand Construstion, Premier Automobiles, etc.