Childhood and Education
Raosaheb spend his childhood days in Jalgaon. His curious intelligence, sharp-wittedness was accompanied by acute and keen hard work. Most of his education was completed in Dhule district of Khandesh province. He paid his attention not only to school education but to exercise and games also. In his further life he went to Pune and studied in New English School. He was felicitated by ‘Damle Paritoshik for Marathi Language’. He could have achieved this only because of his quick-witted intelligence and planned study. Afterword he completed his study of Law from Mumbai.

Political Work
In 1906 he actively participated in the Khandesh movement for arranging two different districts of Khandesh i.e. East Khandesh and West Khandesh. He got golden opportunity to deliver a speech in the first meeting held on 1 November and second on 15 November, 1906. He threw light on various important points regarding Jalgaon as district place and infrastructure needed for it. He convinced district collector by his speech.

He was inspired by the great personalities like Lokmanya Tilak and Mahatma Gandhi and devoted himself in the work of Movement of Indian freedom struggle. In 1908 when Tilak was punished for vigorous imprisonment, Raosaheb arranged meetings to lodge their protest against it. He tried to aware society by his bright eloquence.

The district collector always had great belief and respect for his excellence and hence always invited him for discussion on various issues. With this respect the government offered the whole responsibility of ‘Agriculture and Industrial Exhibition of Mumbai Province’ to him. Being The Secretary, he tried his level best to make it a grand success. The government was stunned and surprised by his spectacular and splendid work and thus with whole respect to his contribution and performance awarded him the title ‘Raosaheb’. Thus since then Rupchand Sheth became ‘Raosaheb’.

In 1920 he got grand success in Council Election and elected successively for 3 years. In 1930 he was the president of the agitation meeting against the arrest of Mahatma Gandhi. He also strongly supported all the local parties and local movements which remained his strong supporters too.

Social Work
The city Jalgaon, at that time was facing various problems of common citizens, their backwardness and illiteracy which made Raosaheb to concentrate on it. With the help of his growing fame and acclaim by the people he worked as the Chairperson of Managing Committee for 9 years, elected 6 years as Vice-President and President for 3 years. During his tenure he tried his level best for the welfare and betterment of the society for example creating and making bridges, streets, buildings, schools and etc.
He provided great help to the economically backward students and helped them with the kindness and motherly affection.

Educational Work
The most pious work of the Raosaheb is his devotion in the field of education. Education is the key to unlock the tied destinies and opportunities of the masses. These thoughts made up his mind to spread the awareness of education when he was a member and active worker in Municipal Council. He tried to start matriculation classes in A.V.Highschool of council. When the Municipal council decided to stop the working of the school, he took initiative and with the great help of his friend Ad. Sadashiv Vyankatesh Koranne and Sheth Premraj Mangniramhe decided to run it privately. In 1916 he founded ‘New English School’ and ‘East Khandesh Education Society’. Till 1934 he offered some rooms of his bungalow for the educational purpose. Afterward he purchased three Bighas land and donated it to the Institution. Moreover he built well furnished, well equipped building on this land. During his presidency period(tenure) of 1916 to 1954, the institution had become the central place of educational, social and cultural activities in Khandesh. That was contemporary educational revolution which reached in corners of Maharashtra.

He opened one branch of New English School at City School, Teachers Training Institute, Asoda and got great success in spreading education in rural areas too.

The success of Institution doesn’t only remained restricted to the district only but the students have achieved the grand success in different fields even Presiding over the big democratic country like India. Raosaheb solved different problems of hardworking and brilliant students by organizing Leva Boarding, Sonar Boarding and Gujar Boarding.

In 1944, there was a meeting in the bungalow of Raosaheb which was the birth place of ‘Khandesh College Education Society’. All the education lovers and ambitious personalities were gathered who were inspired by Raosaheb. The members were guided by some famous personalities like Mr. M. K. Desai, Headmaster of New English School and others. Afterward Dr. V. B. Dawalbhat and his friends succeeded to raise the funds of Rs. 2 Lakhs from Moolji Jetha Sheth of Mumbai. Others also raised the funds of one and a half Lakh in Jalgaon district. Thus in 1945, Raosaheb’s dream of Moolji Jetha college became true.

Social and Religious Work
Apart from his educational and political achievements, Raosaheb also worked hard for the upliftment of Marwadi Society. He was the President of All India Maheshwari Mahasabha and Leva grand get-together in 1918 held in Padalasa. He was forbearing and broadminded person. He always actively participated in religious activities like Kirtans, Bhagwat and Pravachans. His religious and pious nature, huge social work convinced the world famous Jagat Guru Shankaracharya to entitled Raosaheb by the title ‘Dharmabhushan’. It is our great fate that we can have an opportunity to know such righteous person Dharmabhushan Raosaheb Rupchand Lathi.