Background
Sarda was born in 1937 in Mahabaleshwar, Maharashtra.
Sarda was born in 1937 in Mahabaleshwar, Maharashtra.
After finishing his high school education in 1955 at New English School in Pune, Sarda received a Bachelor of Arts in Marathi literature in1959 at Sir Parashurambhau College in Pune, and an Master of Arts In English literature in 1961 from Mumbai University. He was an Associate Nieman Fellow at in 1965.
Sarada has traveled extensively in India and many countries in the West and the far East.
At his age 13, his first book Chatur Champa, a collection of stories for children, was published.