Bhau Samarth was born on 14 March 1928 in a village named Lakhni in Bhandara district of Maharashtra. He was very fond of painting since childhood. He started drawing at the age of six and used to draw in class whenever he got a chance. His teacher asked him to write an article on the Taj Mahal, but he drew a picture of the Taj Mahal.
The examiner gave him zero marks. He used to go from door to door to paint on festive occasions. Bhau was a commerce student but his teacher inspired him towards painting after seeing him drawing caricatures o