L. K. Advani was born in Karachi in a Sindhi Hindu family of businessmen[3] to parents Kishanchand D. Advani and Gyani Devi.[3] He completed his early schooling from Saint Patrick's High School, Karachi, and then enrolled in Government College Hyderabad, Sindh. His family migrated to India during Partition and settled down in Bombay, where he graduated in Law from the Government Law College of the Bombay University.[2][5]