Short answers, pulled from the story.
Shrimad Rajchandra was born on the 9th of November 1867 in Vavaniya near Morbi in Gujarat. His mother Devbai followed Śvetāmbara Sthanakvasi Jain traditions while his father Ravjibhai Mehta and grandfather Panchan Mehta were Vaishnava Hindus.
At age seven Shrimad Rajchandra witnessed a cremation after an elderly neighbor named Amichand died from a snake bite. This experience allowed him to recollect his previous lives and shaped his entire perception of death and the soul.
Mahatma Gandhi met Shrimad Rajchandra in Mumbai during 1891 and maintained correspondence through letters while living in South Africa. Shrimad Rajchandra advised Gandhi to be patient and study Hinduism deeply which directly influenced Gandhi's philosophy of non-violence.
Shrimad Rajchandra wrote Atma Siddhi as a Gujarati poem that set forth six fundamental truths about the soul known as śatpada or six steps. Other writings included Stri Niti Bodhaka advocating women's education Sad-bodh-shatak covering ethical topics Mokshamala explaining self-liberation and Bhavna Bodh containing instructions to cultivate twelve sentiments leading to non-attachment.
On the 9th of April 1901 Shrimad Rajchandra died in Rajkot surrounded by family friends and disciples after contracting an illness during a stay in Dharampur. He had suffered from colitis and lost large amounts of weight during his final years before passing away at age thirty-three.