In 1976, Auti led the Communist delegation to Moscow. He created awareness during Indo-China war in 1961. He was a close associate of Shripad Dange, S M Joshi and was a stalwart of Indian Trade Movement. He established the Local Board. During the British Raj, he was most of the time underground fighting with the British. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was very much fond of him. Ravi Gaikwad, Chief of RTO Thane (Konkan Range), Chief of Road Safety Cell, Government of Maharashtra, who is fighting for the cause of Road Safety to save lives on Indian roads, is his grandson, whose mother Pushpa Gaikwad happens to be his youngest daughter.