ðə fˈæmɪli wʌz ˈɛɡzaɪld tʊ ˈɪndiə dˈʊɹɹɪŋ dˌʌbəljˌuːdˌʌbəljˌuːˈaɪ wˌɛɹ hiː spˈɛnt fɹʌm ɐbˌaʊt ˈeɪdʒ ˈeɪt θɹuː sˈɪkstiːn, ænd ðɛɹwˌʌz tˈuːɾɚd ɪn pˈɜːʒən, ˈæɹɐbˌɪk, wˈɛnt tuː "bˈɪʃəps kˈɑːlɪdʒ" ʌvðə ɹˈoʊmən kˈæθlɪk dɪoʊsˈiːz ʌv pˈuːnə.
The family was exiled to India during WWI where he spent from about age 8 through 16, and there was tutored in Persian, Arabic, went to "Bishops College" of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Poona.