Publisher of books and founder-editor of Goa,1556 — which has so far helped create some 60+ mostly non-fiction books related to Goa, a former Portuguese colony on the South Asian/Indian west coast. Journalist for two decades. Based in Goa, on the west coast of India, but regularly travels mainaly to cover the southern and western regions of this vast country (and beyond). Focusses on writing on Free Software, Open Source, ICT-for-development, IT and related issues. Also specialises in book reviews, blogs, alternative communications, radio issues, and writing about documentary film in India. Has written extensively on Goa, and the media in INdia.