Chunilal Madia's ancestors had immigrated to Dhoraji (now in Rajkot district, Gujarat) from Nikava village in Halar region.
He was born in middle class Jain Baniya family on 12 August 1922 in Dhoraji to a grocery shop owner Kalidas Jadavji and his wife Prankunwar aka Kasumbabahen.
Chunilal was youngest among ten siblings, of whom only five survived till adulthood.

After completing matriculation at Dhoraji, Madia at the age of 19 years shifted to Ahmedabad for higher studies in Commerce faculty.
He enrolled as a student at the H. L. College of Commerce.
While pursuing his college studies at Ahmedabad, Chunilal Madia joined a daily Prabhat as a journalist and sub-editor.
Here his mentor was the veteran journalist Kakalbhai Kothari.
He worked in the editing department of Janmabhumi, a Gujarati daily, and  Gujarati  department  of  the  United States Information  Service (USIS)  from 1950 to 1962.

He died on 29 December 1968 in Ahmedabad following heart attack.
Chunilal Madia's ancestors had immigrated to Dhoraji (now in Rajkot district, Gujarat) from Nikava village in Halar region. He was born in middle class Jain Baniya family on 12 August 1922 in Dhoraji to a grocery shop owner Kalidas Jadavji and his wife Prankunwar aka Kasumbabahen. Chunilal was youngest among ten siblings, of whom only five survived till adulthood.
After completing matriculation at Dhoraji, Madia at the age of 19 years shifted to Ahmedabad for higher studies in Commerce faculty. He enrolled as a student at the H. L. College of Commerce. While pursuing his college studies at Ahmedabad, Chunilal Madia joined a daily Prabhat as a journalist and sub-editor. Here his mentor was the veteran journalist Kakalbhai Kothari. He worked in the editing department of Janmabhumi, a Gujarati daily, and  Gujarati  department  of  the  United States Information  Service (USIS)  from 1950 to 1962.
He died on 29 December 1968 in Ahmedabad following heart attack.
Chunilal Madia