Vaman Sardesai | |
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 Portrait of Sardesai | |
| Born | Vaman Balkrishna Naique Prataprao Sardesai[1] 5 May 1923 |
| Died | 6 May 1994 (aged 71)[2] |
| Spouse | |
| Awards | Padma Shri (1992) |
Vaman Balkrishna Naique Prataprao Sardesai (5 May 1923 – 6 May 1994) was an Indian poet, freedom fighter and diplomat from Goa. Along with Libia Lobo Sardesai, whom he later married, he ran an underground radio station, Voice of Freedom, that transmitted across Portuguese Goa from 1955 to 1961, advocating the cause of the Goan independence movement. Following the Liberation of Goa, he became the second editor of Goa Today magazine, and went on to become an IAS officer, serving as the Indian Ambassador to Angola. In 1992, he was awarded the Padma Shri. He has also been the co-convenor of INTACH.
- ^ Menezes, Vivek (6 May 2023). "Salute to Vaman Sardesai". oHeraldo. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ Nayak, Raju (7 May 2023). "मर्मवेध : त्याग!". Goa News on Dainik Gomantak (in Marathi). Retrieved 11 July 2024.