Jairam was born to Dayabhai Chauhan in 1885Kutch Gurjar Kshatriya Samaj : A brief History & Glory : by Raja Pawan Jethwa. (2007) Calcutta. in Kumbharia in Kutch, British India. He belonged to Mestri community of Kutch.Nanji Bapa ni Nondh-pothi published in Gujarati language in 1999 from Vadodara. It is a diary of railway Contracts done by KGK community noted by Nanji Govindji Tank during his life-time last entry in 1954. The diary was later discovered by his son Govardhan Nanji Tank and released as a book compiled by Dharsibhai Jethalal Tank. This book was given the Aank Sidhhi Award by Kutch Shakti at Mumbai in 2000. Life sketch of Jairam Dahya Chauhan, Nasik and Kumbharia pp:84
