Emidio Francisco Lamberto Mascarenhas (17 September 1914 – 27 June 2021) was an Indian journalist, independence activist, and writer.

[8] Mascarenhas was born in Colva, Portuguese India, but his early education took place in Poona and later at the St. Xavier's College, Mumbai.

[10][11] Mascarenhas authored several books, including the novel Sorrowing Lies My Land, published in 1955.

[12] This work of fiction was based in the anti-Portuguese movement launched by the Indian politician Rammanohar Lohia.

[13] Mascarenhas' other works include The First City, In the Womb of Saudade, The Greater Tragedy and Heartbreak Passage.