Early life: Education, writing and radio (1923–1954) Vaman Balkrishna Naique Prataprau Sardesai was born to Bhalchandra Desai on 5 May 1923 in the village of Vadi,
Ponda taluka, Goa. Sardesai was a student of medicine at
Escola Médica Cirúrgica de Goa when he was arrested in 1947 for distributing "anti-colonial literature". He was sentenced to nine months' imprisonment by the Portuguese Military Tribunal. Following his release, he moved to
Wardha and spent four years at
Gandhi's
Sevagram ashram. There, he worked with
Ravindra Kelekar to publish
Konkani language poems in their fortnightly publication
Meerg, writing under the
pseudonym of "Abhijeet". Sardesai travelled around Nagpur to help in the magazine's success and ensured that copies would be distributed across the country. His writings displayed his strong linguistic skills. He was skilled in Konkani,
Marathi, and
Portuguese languages. Even though he left his education incomplete, he taught language subjects in important educational institutions in Panaji. They initially lived in the jungles of
Amboli Ghat, from Goa, transmitting an hour-long programme. After Menezes and his wife left, Sardesai and Lobo shifted to
Castle Rock, Karnataka ( from Goa). after which he went on to serve as the Indian Ambassador to
Angola from 1988 to 1991. He was also the co-convenor of
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