Ctrl.Alt.Shifter Kevin E.G. Perry is a writer's writer; hugely respected here for his passionate and thought-provoking rogue reporting on issues from the 'Notorious P.I.G.' (on Swine Flu, click here for more) to features on female genital mutilation (click here for that...if you dare).

Good things come to those who hustle – as demonstrated by Kevin, who has recently been shortlisted for the Guardian International Development Journalism Competition; thanks to another inspiring piece of writing on sanitation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (published here, on Guardian online).

Almost a year after that trip to the DRC, and Kevin is off again, now in India writing an article for the Guardian about the NGO Find Your Feet and the traditional silk handloom weavers in Varanasi. The free-spirit activist/journalist will be documenting on the life and impoverished times of these workers whose livelihoods are being "threatened by cheap imports...a familiar tale of globalisation, with free markets ranged against protectionism...the clash between tradition and modernity."

It's only been a few days since Kevin landed in Delhi on September 5, and he's taking to his mission like a British duck to calm Indian waters - not surprising, having already been to India in 2005 to work for another NGO. Follow his travels on this journey to find a silver lining for these "incredibly generous and hard-working weavers" at on-the-silk-road.blogspot.com.

Image: Peter Caton, accompanying Kevin on this trip to India.