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| name = Malbarao Sardesai<br />
| image= Malbarao Sardesai.jpg<br />
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1911|12|31|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Savoi-Verem]], [[Goa]], [[Portuguese India]]<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2005|12|23|1911|12|31|df=y}}<br />
| occupation = Musician<br />
| relatives = [[Laxmanrao Sardesai]]<br />
| awards = <br />
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'''Malbarao Madhav Suryarao Sardesai''' (31 December 1911 – 23 December 2005) was an Indian composer and musician from [[Goa]]. He was a researcher of the ''[[Ghumot|Ghumta]]'' (drum) and served as the President of the Swaramanch Music School in [[Madgaon]].<br />
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==Early life and education==<br />
Sardesai was born on 31 December 1911 in [[Savoi-Verem]], Goa. He completed his primary education at the Government School in Savoi-Verem and pursued his [[Liceu de Goa|Lyceum]] education in [[Panaji]].<ref name="Vishwakosh1999">{{cite wikisource |editor-first1=Tanaji |editor-last1=Halarnkar |editor-link1=Tanaji Halarnkar |others= |title=Konkani Vishwakosh |trans-title=Konkani Encyclopaedia |wslink=Page:Konkani Vishwakosh - Volume 4 Released.pdf/839 |type= |edition= |series= |pages=839 |volume=4 |year=1999 |publisher=[[Goa University]] |location=Goa |language=gom |wslanguage=gom }}</ref><br />
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Coming from an affluent family, Sardesai was able to pursue formal training in music from a young age. He studied the [[Tabla]] under Khapruji Parvatkar, also known as "Laybhaskar", until the age of 14. He subsequently studied the [[harmonium]] for six years under a teacher named Madhukar.<ref name="Vishwakosh1999" /><br />
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==Career==<br />
Sardesai was a multi-instrumentalist who played the [[Pakhawaj]] and the fiddle. Throughout his career, he worked as an accompanist for various prominent musicians, including the Gandharvas and Kasikarbuva. He was also employed at the [[All India Radio|Aakashvani]] station in Panaji, where he was responsible for selecting music artists.<ref name="Vishwakosh1999" /><br />
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His musical style was influenced by the traditional soundscapes of temples, including the playing of the ''panchvadya'', the [[mridangam]], and the performance of [[bhajan]]s and [[kirtan]]s. He focused on various traditional folk forms and rhythms, including ''Dholken'', ''Shimgya meel-kheel'', ''Romat tali'', ''Talgadi'', ''[[Ghodemodni|Ghodemodani]]'', ''[[Dhalo]]'', ''[[Jagar (Goa)|Jagar]]'', ''Kalo'', ''Chandraval'', ''Dastak'', and ''Jakhani''.<ref name="Vishwakosh1999" /><br />
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==Works and publications==<br />
Sardesai conducted research on the drum, specifically the ''[[Ghumot|Ghumta]]''. He authored a book on the subject titled ''The Pillar in the Shadow of the Drum'', which was published by the Goa Hindu Association.<ref name="Vishwakosh1999" /><br />
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He also published two other books regarding music:<ref name="Vishwakosh1999" /><br />
* ''Sulbh Swara Parichay''<br />
* ''Chakraparadhi''<br />
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==Death==<br />
Sardesai died on 23 December 2005.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cabral e Sa |first=Mario |author-link=Mario Cabral e Sa |title=Eminent Goans |url=https://nri.goa.gov.in/eminent-goans/ |access-date=1 December 2025 |website=Commissionerate of NRI Affairs}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=My tributes to my great-grandfather Malbarao Sardessai on his 113th birth anniversary today. He was accomplished pakhawaz player & music lover. He was awarded State Cultural Award in recognition of his contribution to art and culture. #madganvchoawaaz |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/DEPDGECSIIU/ |access-date=2025-11-30 |website=Instagram}}</ref><br />
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==Awards and recognition==<br />
Sardesai received an award from the [[Government of Goa]] for his contributions to music. In 1980, he was awarded a [[Doctorate]] in music by [[Indira Kala Sangeet University|Khairagarh University]].<ref name="Vishwakosh1999" /><br />
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[[Pundalik Naik]], also from Savoi-Verem, describes Malbarao Sardesai:<ref>{{Cite book |last=Couto |first=Maria |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Goa/2QYYjT8-0BIC |title=Goa: A Daughter's Story |date=2005 |publisher=Penguin Books India |isbn=978-0-14-303343-1 |page=190}}</ref><br />
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{{Quote|I was once a shepherd, a rancon in this my very beautiful village. We live surrounded by flowing water. Cool and crystalline it brings serenity to our days and soothes our nights. The sound of its breath, zul ... zul ... zul ... zul, rocks us in childhood, lulls us to sleep, cheers us as we go about our tasks, its heartbeat steady, with never a flicker. And do you know why its rhythmic flow is so perfect, its music divine? That is because Bab Malbarao lives here.}}<br />
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