Shah started his writing career in 1957. In 1958, he published a short story in Aaram, a Gujarati magazine edited by Pitanbar Patel. Subsequently, he published in other Gujarati literary magazines including Shabdasrishti, Tathapi, Samipe, Etad and Farbus Traimasik. He is a founder member of several literary and educational organization such as Suresh Joshi Sahityavichar Forum (SJSF) since 1989. The SJSF is dedicated to seminars and workshops for short story writing. He is also a founding member of two other educational organizations: Sannidhan (since 1991) and Punarapi (since 2011). Sannidhan is dedicated to teaching programs in connection with university curricula while Punarapi is dedicated to training programs for college and university teachers.
