[3] Soon after his intermediate studies, he took up a job as a physical instructor and a teacher of English at the Padua High School in Mangalore.
With his good command of English and handwriting skills, he was offered a job by the Hindustan Insurance Cooperative Society.
[10] Upon his return to Mangalore that same year, he started a Kannada daily called Navabharatha (New India) in which he worked as the sub-editor.
[11] He also authored a few detective novels such as Torichi Dal (Pigeon Pea), Tambddi Pitul (Red Copper) and Ruzvaath (The Evidence).
[1] On the other hand, he portrays the Mangalorean Catholic community of the eighteenth century as brave, hardworking and selfless.
[3] The Mangalorean Catholic characters of his novels such as Balthazar of Belthangadi, Sardar Simaon Prabhu of Omzoor, Sardar Anthon Shet of Falnir, Dumga Peenth and Agnes Kuvorn display tremendous courage, nobility and selfless service.
deals with the Goa Inquisition and Portuguese oppression of the Goan Hindus and Catholics in the eighteenth century.
[13] In recognition for his prolific contributions to Konkani literature, Saldanha was the recipient of several awards, most notably by the All-India Writers' Conference in 1975.
[8] He also developed an avid interest in Alternative medicine (more specifically point pressure) methods and Dr. Edward Bach's herbal remedies.
This work entitled 20th Century English–Konkani Concise (Kannada and Devanagari scripts) was never completed during his lifetime, and as a result, went unpublished.