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His exact dates are unknown, but according to scholars he lived from 1615 to 1674 or 1600 to 1655. A goldsmith by profession, he lived near [[Ahmedabad]] in [[Jetalpur]], and later moved to Ahmedabad.<ref name="Dalal2014">{{cite book|author=Roshen Dalal|title=Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zrk0AwAAQBAJ&pg=PT151|year=2014|publisher=Penguin Books Limited|location=UK|isbn=978-81-8475-277-9|page=151}}</ref> His residence in [[Ahmedabad]] which is small room in Desaini Pol at [[Khadia]] is known as ''Akha no Ordo'' (literally "A room of Akha"). Akho was a goldsmith belonging to [[Hindu]] [[Soni (caste)|Soni caste]] and sub-caste Pasawala (Dhanpat).{{citation needed|date=November 2017}} In Rajkot, Kothariya naka (one of the gate of fort) Chowk named after him Akha Bhagat Chowk. Soni Bazar Starts from here. He was a disciple of Saint Gokulnath, grandson of [[Vallabha]]charya, and got inspiration to go towards the way of Bhakti from him. He shared his experience and knowledge in chhappa. The poetry writing style he followed for lending his [[philosophy]] in [[verse (poetry)|verse]]. He wrote 746 chappas.<ref name="Malabari1882">{{cite book|author=Behramji Malabari|author-link=Behramji Malabari|title=Gujarat and the Gujaratis: Pictures of Men and Manners Taken from Life|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Lyd8jPbN218C|year=1882|publisher=Asian Educational Services|isbn=978-81-206-0651-7|page=74}}</ref><ref name="Dalal2014"/>