Manohar Rai Sardesai

Manohar Rai Sardessai
Born18 January 1925
Died22 June 2006 (2006-06-23) (aged 81)
LanguageKonkani
NationalityIndian
CitizenshipPortuguese and Indian
EducationBombay University
Notable awards
RelativesLaxmanrao Sardessai (father)

Manohar Rai Sardesai (18 January 1925 – 22 June 2006) was an Indian Konkani poet, writer and French translator.[1][2] He received his Doctorat ès lettres françaises for his thesis "L'image de l'Inde en France" from the University of Sorbonne. He has been credited for an upsurge of modern Konkani poetry. Sardesai died in 2006.[3][4]

  1. ^ "meet the author: ManoharRai SarDesai" (PDF). Sahitya Akademi. 28 December 1993. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 February 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  2. ^ Vaz, J. Clement (3 January 1997). Profiles of Eminent Goans, Past and Present. Concept Publishing Company. ISBN 9788170226192 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "Manoharrai Sardesai's French Connection". The Navhind Times. Archived from the original on 5 February 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  4. ^ Mauzo, Damodar (September–October 2006). "The Poet Who Will Never Die". Indian Literature. 50 (5 (235)): 36–39. JSTOR 23340697.