After seven daughters, a son was born to Ramsingh Dolji due to a vow taken in the name of Ma Khodiyar. Therefore, he was named Khandubhai after Ma Khodiyar, and since he received the title of ‘Rao’ during the British rule, he became known as Khanderao.

Khanderaoji was religious since childhood. At that time, he had passed the S.S.C. examination and had obtained a job as a Jamadar (officer) in the British government. Impressed by his work, he received awards multiple times during the British rule. However, since he believed in strict Hindu Dharma, a British officer asked him to fetch non-vegetarian items. An objection was raised, an altercation ensued, and he resigned from the job with immediate effect.

After that, Khanderaoji went deeper into religion. He made Shankaracharya Maharaj his Guru. He frequently visited Kanchi Peeth and had close relations with Param Pujya Dongreji Maharaj and held Satsangs with him. At that time, Khanderaoji used to sing the 15th chapter of the Gita in English and explain it with translation. He studied the Gita daily and was an ardent devotee of Shiva.

Most of the Kutch Kadva Patidar brothers had slowly accepted the religion of Imamshah Bawa Pir in the 16th century (Vikram Samvat), and subsequently, at the behest of the Saiyads, Brahmins and , Bhats (Barotji Vahivancha – Genealogists) were stopped by passing a resolution in Samvat 1832. This was done because if Brahmins and Vahivanchas continued, the knowledge of who we are , and what our religion is would remain alive, for that reason they were stopped. From V.S. 1967 (1911 AD) to 1995 (1939 AD), despite making representations many times, when the saints and Mahants of that time and Mahants of Swaminarayan sect did not give Diksha (initiation), it was realized that the history which is in the books of the Bhat proves that we are not Mumnas but Hindus. Therefore, at that time in 1939 AD, a meeting of the entire Kadva Patidar Samaj was held and a decision was made to call the Vahivancha.

After repeated representations between 1920 and 30 AD, in 1939 AD, the Kutch Kadva Patidar Sanatan Samaj decided to call the Vahivancha. After 1939 AD, when Khanderaoji was called, he gave 52 (fifty-two) Shakhas (branches) and 52 (fifty-two) Gotras to our society, and the entire society accepted that we are indeed Hindus and our origin is from Hindu Dharma.

At that time also, the Saiyads issued an ordinance. Do not take Prasad cooked by a Sadhu or Parshad. Whoever takes it will be considered a criminal of the caste and a fine of 51 Koris will be levied for the crime.

Then again the Kadva Patidar Samaj decided that now the entire caste should pay tax to our Vahivancha and wrote a letter calling the Vahivancha. In this, signatures of elders Natha Somji Patel, Nagji Somji Patel, Patel Jetha Bhimji, and Patel Naran Dosa were taken.

After the year of independence, when Khanderaoji started the work of the society as a Vahivancha, he faced a very difficult situation. He was scorned many times, heavily insulted, his box of books was thrown away, but he did not lose courage and succeeded in showing the true path to the entire society. Khanderao has a huge contribution in reconnecting the Kutch Kadva Patidar caste with the roots of Sanatan Dharma, for which the caste will forever remain indebted.