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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Madhavi Sardesai<br />
| citizenship = India (from parents)<br />
| image = Madhavi Sardessai (cropped).JPG<br />
| caption = Sardesai in 2013<br />
| occupation = {{hlist|Academic|editor|scholar|writer}}<br />
| awards = ''[[Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize]]'' (1998)<br />
| alma_mater = {{ubl|<br />
* [[Parvatibai Chowgule College]] ([[M.A.]])<br />
* [[Goa University]] ([[Ph.D]])}}<br />
| spouse = Raju Naik<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1962|7|7}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Lisbon]], Portugal<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2014|12|22|1962|7|7}}<br />
| children = 2<ref name="GoanObs16">{{Cite web |last=Narayan |first=Tara |date=2016-12-31 |title=REMEMBERING MADHAVI SARDESAI |url=https://www.goanobserver.in/2016/12/31/remembering-madhavi-sardesai/ |access-date=2026-04-22 |website=Goan Observer |language=en-US}}</ref><br />
| death_place = [[Margao, Goa]], India<br />
| relatives = {{plainlist|<br />
* [[Ravindra Kelekar]] (uncle)<br />
* [[Vijai Sardesai]] (brother)<br />
* [[Subodh Kerkar]] (brother-in-law)<br />
}}<br />
}}<br />
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'''Madhavi Sardesai''' (7 July 1962 – 22 December 2014) was an Indian [[Academic staff|academic]] and the editor of the [[Konkani language|Konkani]] literary journal ''Jaag''. She was also a scholar, publisher and writer who worked mainly in the Konkani language in [[Goa]]. She headed the [[Goa University]]'s Konkani Department. Sardesai died on 22 December 2014 from cancer.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.goakonkaniakademi.org/news/news4feb08.htm |title=Dr. Madhavi Sardessai to preside over the all Goa Yuva Sahitya Sammelan |publisher=Goa Konkani Akademi |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121127072537/http://www.goakonkaniakademi.org/news/news4feb08.htm |archive-date=27 November 2012 |url-status=dead |access-date=2013-01-08 |df=dmy-all}}</ref><br />
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==Early life and education==<br />
Madhavi Sardesai was born on 7 July 1962 to entomologist Jaywant Sardesai and his wife Lakshmi. [[Vijai Sardesai]] is her brother while her sister, Savita Kerkar, is married to [[Subodh Kerkar]]. [[Jnanpith Award]]-winner [[Ravindra Kelekar]] was her uncle.<ref name="GoanObs16" /><br />
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Sardesai undertook her primary education through the [[Konkani language|Konkani]] medium, and graduated from [[Parvatibai Chowgule College]], [[Margao]] in English and Philosophy. She had a [[Master of Arts]] degree (M.A). in [[linguistics]], and presented work on 'Some Aspects of Konkani Grammar' for her [[MPhil]] degree. Her [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]] was from [[Goa University]]'s Department of English for her thesis on ''A Comparative Linguistic and Cultural Study of Lexical Influences on Konkani''.<ref name="oneindia">{{cite news | url=http://news.oneindia.in/2007/01/22/goa-university-scholar-madhavi-sardesai-gets-phd-for-konkani-study-1169455129.html | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130218064711/http://news.oneindia.in/2007/01/22/goa-university-scholar-madhavi-sardesai-gets-phd-for-konkani-study-1169455129.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=18 February 2013 | title=Goa University scholar Madhavi Sardesai gets PhD for Konkani study | work=Oneindia News | date=22 February 2007 | access-date=19 December 2012}}</ref><ref name="timesindia">{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Madhavi-Sardesais-book-release/articleshow/14660140.cms | title=Madhavi Sardesai's book release | date=4 July 2012 | access-date=19 December 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131006171024/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-04/goa/32536815_1_book-release-konkani-ravindra-kelekar | archive-date=6 October 2013 | url-status=live | work=[[The Times of India]] | df=dmy-all }}</ref><br />
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Sardesai was married to Raju Nayak, editor of ''[[Lokmat]]'''s Goa edition. Together, they have two daughters, Asawari and Aditi.<ref name="GoanObs16" /><br />
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==Career==<br />
Sardesai has worked on the topic of the Portuguese influence on Konkani language<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.navhindtimes.com:80/stories.php?part=news&Story_ID=112829 |title=Global networking for Konkani |date=November 28, 2002 |work=[[The Navhind Times]] |access-date=2018-10-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030220210421/http://www.navhindtimes.com/stories.php?part=news&Story_ID=112829 |archive-date=20 February 2003 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> and the "linguistic genius" of [[Shenoi Goembab]].<ref>{{Citation |last=Sardesai |first=Madhavi |title=SOD 8 Konkani Research Bulletin |date=2005 |chapter-url=http://tskk.org/publication_disp.php?id=41 |chapter=2. The Linguistic Genius of Shennoi Goembab |access-date=8 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304084004/http://tskk.org/publication_disp.php?id=41 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref> She published research papers on the Konkani language, literature and linguistics and also wrote poems, essays, and short-stories. She served as the Executive Editor of the ''Jaag'' monthly and was its editor since August 2007.{{cn|date=April 2025}}<br />
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==Death==<br />
Sardesai died on 22 December 2014, at [[Margao, Goa]], India.<ref><br />
{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/45609778.cms<br />
|title=Sahitya Akademi winner Madhavi Sardesai passes away - Times of India<br />
|work=The Times of India<br />
|access-date=2018-11-20<br />
}}</ref><br />
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==Bibliography==<br />
* ''Bhasa-Bhas'' a book on linguistics.<br />
* ''Eka Vicharachi Jivit Katha'' (Eternal Story of a Thought)<br />
* ''Mankullo Raj Kunvor'', a translation of the children's novelette, ''The Little Prince'', from French into Konkani<br />
* ''Manthan'' (collection of essays)<br />
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==Awards==<br />
Sardesai won the award of [[Sahitya Akademi]], [[Delhi]] for creative writing in [[Konkani language|Konkani]] (2014) for her book, ''Manthan''. Earlier, She was awarded the 1998 [[Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize]] for her translation, ''Eka Vicharachi Jivit Katha.''{{cn|date=April 2025}}<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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* [http://www.india-seminar.com/2004/543/543%20madhavi%20sardesai.htm Mother tongue blues]<br />
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmNFq4VQqRI Dr. Madhavi Sardessai speaks at valedictory function of national seminar on Konkani novel]<br />
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_SmBeCFpxg Prakash Parienkar on Madhavi Sardessai's book-Manthan]<br />
* [https://archive.org/details/ManthanBookRelease Audio-recording of Manthan release, Konkani]<br />
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