Born on 4th August 1945 into a Gujarati family from Rajkot. He was educated at Sardar Patel College of Engineering, Mumbai where he completed Mechanical as well as Chemical Engineering.

His father, Navinchandra Shah involved in active auctioning of consumer to industrial goods mooted the idea of manufacturing India’s first Polypropylene Chemical Process Pump. Initiated early into the techniques of trade by his father, he travelled extensively, gained an innovator’s outlook and set up Anticorrosive Equipment at Hind Service Industries, Shivaji Park, Mumbai in 1968

His attitude to manufacturing was well ahead of his times; manufacturing injection Moulded Non Metallic Pumps in 1973. His charismatic, disciplined & forward – looking leadership led Antico to new heights of achievements and expansion encompassing, PVDF Pumps, Non Metallic Valves, Metallic Pumps, Air operated Diaphragm Pumps etc.