Born into a family of music connoisseurs, Vaghela demonstrated interest in music from a young age. His grandfather,
Bhagavat Singhji Vaghela, played the
jaltarang and sang
Krishna devotionals. His father,
Ranmal Singhji Vaghela, appreciated music and dance and played the
pakhawaj and
tabla, which he studied from Ustad Nasir Khan Pakhawaji of
Punjab gharana and Ustad Bachchu Khan of
Delhi Gharana. Vaghela studied music with Lakshmishankar of
Rajkumar College, Rajkot. At
Gujarat College in
Ahmedabad, he studied singing,
sitar, and
vichitra veena with Govindprasad Gopal, a disciple of Ustad Faiz Ahmed Khan. At
Sanand, he received training from his family's court musician,
Munavvar Khan of the
Mewati gharana, in singing and
rudra veena. ==Legacy==