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Shri Arjunbhai Devabhai Modhwadia was born on 17th of February 1957 in the village of Modhwada. He had a modest upbringing along with his siblings, one brother and two daughters. Since his initial days, Arjunbhai was taught the lesson of humility and respect for others. Being a ‘Son of Soil’, Arjunbhai knew the meaning of hard work and thus helped his father in the fields till the completion of his studies. The experience of working at the grass-root still keeps him grounded. Shri Arjun Modhwadia graduated as a Mechanical Engineer from Lakhdeersinhji Engineering College, Morbi, in the year 1982. His commitment towards idle education is evident by the fact that since that same year he was elected a Senate Member and Syndicate Member of Saurashtra University, Rajkot, till 2002. During the same period he was also awarded the membership of the Executive Council of the university in 1988. In his stint at the university, he was a forerunner in contribution of implementable ideas for improving the quality of education. After graduation, Shri Arjun Modhwadia started his professional career as an Assistant Engineer with Gujarat Maritime Board for almost 10 years. He could have continued with the same and ended-up being a very successful maritime engineer. But his motto of life was more selfless than this. In 1993 he quit his job and devoted himself completely to public service.