Voting age 18 years

Flights Of Fantasy Simultaneous polls were recently held for both the Lok Sabha and the Arunachal Pradesh Assembly, and new governments have been elected. Thousands...

What’s in a name?

Flights Of Fantasy Most common names of North-east India are 'uncommon' to mainland India. Names like Shurhozelie Liezietsu, Chekrovolu Swuro, Sniawbahlang, Huidrom Taibangsatba Meitei, Mylliemnpdah,...

Donate blood and save lives

Flights Of Fantasy The World Blood Donor Day (WBDD) was celebrated on 14 June. Internationally, the WBDD is celebrated on 14 June to raise awareness...

Ill effects of easy ‘election money’

Flights Of Fantasy The results of the simultaneous Lok Sabha and assembly elections in Arunachal Pradesh have just been declared. While the winning candidates are...

Hindi: Arunachal’s new mother tongue

Flights Of Fantasy Almost all states of India comprise majorly of people who speak one common language. Bengal has Bengali, Maharashtra has Marathi, Gujarat has...

Who will become MLA/MP?

Flights Of Fantasy The election results are only few days away. The simultaneous elections for the Assembly and the Lok Sabha were held in Arunachal...

Legend of Ita Fort

Flights Of Fantasy One of the most romantic stories is based on Ita Fort, located within the heart of Itanagar, the capital of Arunachal Pradesh....

Ban single-use plastic products

Flights Of Fantasy The aftermath of any official, public, family or political function are littered with single-use plastic products like water bottles, disposable glasses/plates, plastic...

May Day and Mayday

Flights Of Fantasy Named after the Greek goddess of fertility Maia, the month of May marks the end of spring season. The 1st of May...

Time for Arunachal Regiment?

Flights Of Fantasy We all have heard of the Assam Regiment, Assam Rifles, Sikh Regiment, Kumaon Regiment, Gurkha Regiment, Naga Regiment etc. The Assam Regiment...

Election postmortem

Flights Of Fantasy Simultaneous elections for assembly and Lok Sabha were held in Arunachal Pradesh on 19 April 2024. Elections were conducted at 2226 polling...

Election emergency

Flights Of Fantasy Free and fair elections are the fundamental pillar of any vibrant democracy. Being the world's most populous nation and the world's largest...

Chengdu as Bharatnagar and Kunming as Modinagar?

Flights Of Fantasy Just a week back, China audaciously released a fourth list of 30 new names of various places in Arunachal Pradesh, which include...

Let’s do it ourselves

Flights Of Fantasy One can notice that in all towns of Arunachal Pradesh, many shops are manned by non-natives. Grocery stores, garment shops, gift shops,...

Whose Arunachal?

Flights Of Fantasy Arunachal Pradesh, the Land of the Rising Sun, the pradesh of 14th century Malinithan, the mediaeval Itafort, the land of Parsuram Kund...

Don’t sell your votes, please

Flights Of Fantasy Elections are on us with the upcoming simultaneous Lok Sabha and asembly polls in the next few weeks. The entire nation, state...

Colossal election expenditure

Flights Of Fantasy Elections are on us with the upcoming simultaneous Lok Sabha and assembly polls in Arunachal Pradesh in the next few months. The...

Social work and politics

Flights Of Fantasy Are politicians social workers also? Is social work important in politics? Are social workers also rich and powerful like politicians? Why are...

Election season

Flights Of Fantasy With elections approaching within the next few months, a flurry of activities has started across the state. For a state with numerous...

Stilwell Road and the Hump operations

Flights Of Fantasy The Stilwell Road, also called the Ledo Road, was built during World War II by the Allied forces, connecting Ledo in Assam...