Dahya Bhai Bhogilal Patel Born 18-04-1918, Expired 25-05-2022, He took his School education in Ahmedabad, Then Graduated in Commerce from H.L College of Commerce Ahmedabad, and obtained a B.com degree from Bombay university Then he preferred to become a Chartered Accountant, He did his article ship for C.A with renounce firm M/S Sarab s. Engeneer & Company Chartered Accountants, Mumbai. He obtained a CA degree in 1949 and since then he became An Associate member of ICAI. He started his own practice in chartered accountancy in partnership with his CA friend Mr. Jitendra G mankad in name and style M/S Patel Mankad & Co. Of Ahmedabad and after few years established branch office of Rajkot also.
He has wide appearance of audit of large listed/unlisted companies, Partnership firm, co-oprative banks, & Societies, large public Charitable Trust, Public sector units like National Textile Corporation Ltd. Government general insurance companies and Public sector banks also
He had the privileged of to be a board of member of one of the leading listed manufacturing company of Ahmedabad, He and his CA firm have given honorary services as a chartered accountant to many large public charitable trusts working for education medical and religious purposes.
He was actively involved in his chartered accountancy firm M/S Mankad Patel & Co. for more than 60 years and other partners staff and the firm was fortunate to receive his valuable guidance and advice from his rich experience in his long professional journey till his last time.
He was very kind a man principle & ethics not only in profession but in family & social life he was generously donated large sum of money to public charitable trust for education, medical and relief of poor during his life. He was the founder of SMT Ansuya Dahayabhai Patel public charitable Trust Ahmedabad. He was a highly religious man devoting 3 to 4 hours a day for religious activities even his old age till he reached 100 years.
He was a man of education, he has given good education to his sons & daughters, some of whom is CA, MBA (IIM Ahmedabad) and Doctor. He was a highly satisfied man right from the begining of his active career till his last breath and passed away from this world on 25/05/2022.