At a particular moment, a close associate of Soares, who shared a musical education background with him from a parish school, gifted him a copy of the periodical Aitarachem Vachop published by the Salesians.

[2] Throughout his professional career, Soares has written and contributed to a wide range of literary works, such as articles, short stories, essays, plays, and poems.

Soares has also served in editorial roles, working as the assistant editor for several Konkani monthlies, including Karnaval, Goencho Gulab, Hea Sonvsarant, and Konknni Neketracho Uzvadd.

[4] Apart from his contributions to literature and criticism, Soares engaged in writing, directing, and acting in tiatr dramas like Ho To Monis (This is the Man) and Soddvonddar Mel'llo.

[2] Soares initiated his acting career during his attendance at parochial school by portraying a blind boy in the popular tiatr Jurament Bhogsonam, written by Luis Gonsalves.

He went on to distinguish himself in the Kala Academy's Tiatr Competition, winning the first prize for Best Setting three years in a row from 1977 to 1979, for theatrical works penned by Caetano Pereira.

Over the course of his career, Soares has acted in several other popular Konkani tiatrs, including Kirmidor Bhav by Anthony Pereira, Norton Advogad by Paulino Dias, Noxibantlem Chukonnam by Peter Fernandes, and Bebdo Put by Gabrial Moraes.

[2] In his early career, Soares was involved in the tiatr performance scene as a singer in productions such as Angvonnecho Put by Frank de Santa Cruz and Kallokuch Kallokh by Caitano Pereira, among others.

As of October 2015, Soares' collection comprised over 2,000 Konkani books and in excess of 1,000 historical tiatr handbills originating from the Portuguese colonial period in Goa.

[4] During his early years, to support his collecting passion, Soares was known to carefully save his small daily breakfast allowance of 75 paise (0.87¢ US) in order to quickly purchase books or newspapers before others could acquire them.