Gerard de Souza
@gernalist.bsky.social
Journalist, author and nitpicker
Goa Correspondent for Hindustan Times
Author: https://rupapublications.co.in/books/crimes-of-passion/
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Goa Correspondent for Hindustan Times
Author: https://rupapublications.co.in/books/crimes-of-passion/
https://x.com/gernalist?t=DIrMfjJ95nTHX62wQJqHew&s=09
Everyone and their uncle has had their say on #Goa’s fire tragedy. Now’s my turn. It’s long, but yet I’m still left feeling that there is still, much more to say… open.substack.com/pub/gerardsg...
Death by design
Adding my musings to the melee as deadly blaze claims 25 lives in Goa nightclub fire, that, the Goa government bent over backwards to enable
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December 14, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Everyone and their uncle has had their say on #Goa’s fire tragedy. Now’s my turn. It’s long, but yet I’m still left feeling that there is still, much more to say… open.substack.com/pub/gerardsg...
There's more than what meets the eye...
Special treatment for #relianceIndustriesLimited #Adani , what say #lic?
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Special treatment for #relianceIndustriesLimited #Adani , what say #lic?
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Atypical LIC voting on shareholder resolutions at Reliance, Adani
A review of LIC's voting decisions reveals an unexplained trend: the insurer has backed or never opposed resolutions from Reliance and Adani Group in the last 14 quarters, while rejecting similar prop...
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November 27, 2025 at 7:46 AM
There's more than what meets the eye...
Special treatment for #relianceIndustriesLimited #Adani , what say #lic?
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Special treatment for #relianceIndustriesLimited #Adani , what say #lic?
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Science, religion expressions of human thirst for knowing world: Fr Richard D’Souza
HT spoke at length with Fr Richard via an email interview about his appointment, his responsibilities and how faith and science can go hand in hand
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HT spoke at length with Fr Richard via an email interview about his appointment, his responsibilities and how faith and science can go hand in hand
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Science, religion expressions of human thirst for knowing world: Fr Richard D’Souza
HT spoke at length with Fr Richard via an email interview about his appointment, his responsibilities and how faith and science can go hand in hand | Latest News India
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October 22, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Science, religion expressions of human thirst for knowing world: Fr Richard D’Souza
HT spoke at length with Fr Richard via an email interview about his appointment, his responsibilities and how faith and science can go hand in hand
www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/s...
HT spoke at length with Fr Richard via an email interview about his appointment, his responsibilities and how faith and science can go hand in hand
www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/s...
‘Law and order has collapsed in #Goa!’ But what does that actually mean? The undoing of the idea of Goa, Rama's revelations and more this week...
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Law and Disorder
'Law and order has collapsed in Goa!’ But what does that actually mean? The undoing of the idea of Goa, Rama's revelations and more this week
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October 12, 2025 at 12:33 PM
‘Law and order has collapsed in #Goa!’ But what does that actually mean? The undoing of the idea of Goa, Rama's revelations and more this week...
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Rama-yana
The latest from the Rama Kankonkar attack case, what the ED raids reveal about the #Goa government, Goa's latest cricket stadium and more this week's edition
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The latest from the Rama Kankonkar attack case, what the ED raids reveal about the #Goa government, Goa's latest cricket stadium and more this week's edition
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Rama-yana
The latest from the Rama Kankonkar attack case, what the ED raids reveal about the Goa government, Goa's latest cricket stadium and more this week's edition
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October 5, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Rama-yana
The latest from the Rama Kankonkar attack case, what the ED raids reveal about the #Goa government, Goa's latest cricket stadium and more this week's edition
gerardsgazette.substack.com/p/rama-yana?...
The latest from the Rama Kankonkar attack case, what the ED raids reveal about the #Goa government, Goa's latest cricket stadium and more this week's edition
gerardsgazette.substack.com/p/rama-yana?...
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Results so stunningly clear they inspired this classic xkcd (xkcd.com/2400/):
September 1, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Results so stunningly clear they inspired this classic xkcd (xkcd.com/2400/):
While the country is going gaga over the Meghalaya honeymoon murder, Do check out my book 'Crimes of Passion' for insights into how men, women and the romantic interlopers scheme each other's demise.
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Crimes of Passion : Gerard de Souza: Amazon.in: Books
Crimes of Passion : Gerard de Souza: Amazon.in: Books
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June 10, 2025 at 8:40 AM
While the country is going gaga over the Meghalaya honeymoon murder, Do check out my book 'Crimes of Passion' for insights into how men, women and the romantic interlopers scheme each other's demise.
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My weekly hot-take on the taxi debate, Vishwajit Rane’s antics, Govind Gaude's imminent sacking and more this weekend
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Taxi aggregators: Don’t get your hopes up
My weekly hot-take on the taxi debate, Vishwajit Rane’s antics, Govind Gaude's imminent sacking and more this weekend
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June 10, 2025 at 7:47 AM
My weekly hot-take on the taxi debate, Vishwajit Rane’s antics, Govind Gaude's imminent sacking and more this weekend
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I compare the threats to civil society and responses to them in India and the USA.
New HistPhil post: What can the world's oldest democracy & the world's most populous democracy learn from each other w/ respect to the global shrinkage of civic space? @ingridsrinath.bsky.social on the threats to civil society in the US and India.
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Civil Society Under Threat in India and the U.S. What Can We Learn From Each Other?
Editors’ Note: Ingrid Srinath asks what can the world’s oldest democracy and the world’s most populous democracy learn from each other about the shrinking civic space each is expe…
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June 5, 2025 at 5:34 AM
I compare the threats to civil society and responses to them in India and the USA.
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Hello Australia, I got a real juicy piece here for ya. Carbon offsets were created by capitalism, to protect polluted profits.
What the hell does capital do when it loses its best ever greenwashing method? I got THEORIES ->>
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What the hell does capital do when it loses its best ever greenwashing method? I got THEORIES ->>
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May 24, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Hello Australia, I got a real juicy piece here for ya. Carbon offsets were created by capitalism, to protect polluted profits.
What the hell does capital do when it loses its best ever greenwashing method? I got THEORIES ->>
for @crikey.com.au
www.crikey.com.au/2025/05/23/c...
What the hell does capital do when it loses its best ever greenwashing method? I got THEORIES ->>
for @crikey.com.au
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#Goa's 'Housie' ban may not seem fair, but is indeed justified. Read on to find out why!
This and more in this week's edition!
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This and more in this week's edition!
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The ‘House’ Always Wins
Why Goa's 'Housie' ban is justified, a marina in the making, the Bambolim 'revolution' and more in this week's edition!
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April 20, 2025 at 4:38 AM
#Goa's 'Housie' ban may not seem fair, but is indeed justified. Read on to find out why!
This and more in this week's edition!
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This and more in this week's edition!
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"We all remember Housie as a simple, joyful game at feasts and festivals... But what we are seeing now —massive prize money, open promotion and zero regulation. It has quietly turned into high-stakes gambling, normalised under the banner of tradition..."
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April 14, 2025 at 10:42 AM
"We all remember Housie as a simple, joyful game at feasts and festivals... But what we are seeing now —massive prize money, open promotion and zero regulation. It has quietly turned into high-stakes gambling, normalised under the banner of tradition..."
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“Open spaces are encroached upon. Paddy fields are being converted… Illegal constructions are also put in no development zones. This has resulted in wholesale change of the landscape in the State of #Goa..."
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March 15, 2025 at 1:03 PM
“Open spaces are encroached upon. Paddy fields are being converted… Illegal constructions are also put in no development zones. This has resulted in wholesale change of the landscape in the State of #Goa..."
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“Almost all the conversions are from paddy fields, natural cover, no development zone and orchard to settlement zones..."
HC junks rules allowing changes to #Goa's green zones
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HC junks rules allowing changes to #Goa's green zones
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March 14, 2025 at 6:18 AM
“Almost all the conversions are from paddy fields, natural cover, no development zone and orchard to settlement zones..."
HC junks rules allowing changes to #Goa's green zones
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HC junks rules allowing changes to #Goa's green zones
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Eight years is a long time. But finally on Friday a district court at Margao in south #Goa convicted Vikat Bhagat, the sole accused in the rape and murder of Irish backpacker Danielle McLaughlin back in 2017.
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February 15, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Eight years is a long time. But finally on Friday a district court at Margao in south #Goa convicted Vikat Bhagat, the sole accused in the rape and murder of Irish backpacker Danielle McLaughlin back in 2017.
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It's been eight years of waiting for justice for Andrea Brannigan, mother of Danielle McLaughlin raped and murdered in Goa in 2017. Now she's "scared and nervous" for the verdict.
Goa murder: Danielle McLaughlin’s mother's 8-year wait for justice nears end
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Goa murder: Danielle McLaughlin’s mother's 8-year wait for justice nears end
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February 8, 2025 at 7:19 AM
It's been eight years of waiting for justice for Andrea Brannigan, mother of Danielle McLaughlin raped and murdered in Goa in 2017. Now she's "scared and nervous" for the verdict.
Goa murder: Danielle McLaughlin’s mother's 8-year wait for justice nears end
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Goa murder: Danielle McLaughlin’s mother's 8-year wait for justice nears end
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Whoever is the richest person in the world should be president. The people have voted with their wallets.
February 7, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Whoever is the richest person in the world should be president. The people have voted with their wallets.
Scammers make money, #Goa gets the blame.
Goa: 4 held for duping tourists by listing non-existent hotels on booking sites. #tourism
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Goa: 4 held for duping tourists by listing non-existent hotels on booking sites. #tourism
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January 20, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Scammers make money, #Goa gets the blame.
Goa: 4 held for duping tourists by listing non-existent hotels on booking sites. #tourism
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Goa: 4 held for duping tourists by listing non-existent hotels on booking sites. #tourism
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Almost everyone has had something to say about #Goa and the state of its tourism
And guess what so do I
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Check out this week's edition of my weekly newsletter in which I try an offer a nuanced view of the current debate around Goa's waning #tourism appeal
And guess what so do I
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Check out this week's edition of my weekly newsletter in which I try an offer a nuanced view of the current debate around Goa's waning #tourism appeal
Sometimes the trash takes itself out
Goa's toxic relationship with tourism; what the influencers won't tell you, tourist deaths and more in this week's edition!
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January 5, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Almost everyone has had something to say about #Goa and the state of its tourism
And guess what so do I
gerardsgazette.substack.com/p/sometimes-...
Check out this week's edition of my weekly newsletter in which I try an offer a nuanced view of the current debate around Goa's waning #tourism appeal
And guess what so do I
gerardsgazette.substack.com/p/sometimes-...
Check out this week's edition of my weekly newsletter in which I try an offer a nuanced view of the current debate around Goa's waning #tourism appeal
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December 20, 2024 at 1:35 PM