Vanishing tribal ethos

Flights Of Fantasy World over, many people consider tribal lifestyle as nearest to living in consonance with nature. Most tribal people lived in harmony with...

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...

Unsung heroes of 1962 war in Arunachal: battle of Lagyala Gompa

Flights Of Fantasy Many readers are not aware of fierce battles fought by our brave soldiers during the 1962 Indo-Chinese War. One such unknown saga...

Heroes of 1962 war in Arunachal: Jemadar Jatan Singh Gusain

Flights Of Fantasy Many Arunachalee old-timers recall the 1962 Sino-India conflict with fear and anger. The Chinese forces entered deep into Arunachal Pradesh along many...

Real-life teachers

Flights Of Fantasy Teachers' Day was celebrated across the nation, including Arunachal Pradesh, on 5 September. Teachers' Day is traditionally celebrated in honour of Dr...

Is Gandhigiri relevant today?

Flights Of Fantasy Recently, on 2 October, the nation celebrated Gandhi Jayanti to honour the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi. Gandhi Jayanti is solemnly...

Hello, 2020!

Flights Of Fantasy Yet another New Year and new decade arrived with the sun's rays over Dong in Arunachal Pradesh ushering in 2020. There were many...

Heroes of 1962 war in Arunachal: Lt Col Gurdial Singh

Flights Of Fantasy Many Arunachali old-timers recall the 1962 Sino-India conflict with fear and anger. The Chinese forces entered deep into Arunachal Pradesh along many...

Plastic menace

Flights Of Fantasy The last few decades have been marked by increasing use of plastic products, especially single-use plastic. Being inexpensive and durable, plastic products...

Arunachal maange more!

Flights Of Fantasy Arunachal Pradesh has come a long way since the NEFA days. The population has increased from about 3.5 lakhs in 1961 census...

Support local products

Flights Of Fantasy A group recently organised a two-day exhibition of indigenously made textile and agri-horti based products at the Dorjee Khandu State Convention Centre...

You and I can defeat Covid-19

Flights Of Fantasy After its detection in Wuhan, China, in December 2019, in just six months the virus has spread to all corners of the...

Unemployment and job creation

Flights Of Fantasy There is an emerging crisis in Arunachal Pradesh and the North East: growing unemployment amongst the restive youth of the region. As per...

Expensive living in Arunachal

Flights Of Fantasy Many Arunachalees will agree that almost everything is more expensive in our state compared to neighbouring states. The cost of most items...

Birds are back in Arunachal

Flights Of Fantasy Arunachal Pradesh is considered one of the 18 'biodiversity hotspots' in the world. With over 5,000 species of flowering plants, 500 varieties...

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...

Chai Paani

Flights Of Fantasy What is 'chai-paani'? Chai paani is a commonly heard term in offices and houses of our society throughout India and Arunachal. Though...

History of McMahon Line: Bogus Chinese claims

Flights Of Fantasy India and China have had an acrimonious relationship over the last 60 years. The major conflict was the Sino-India war of 1962,...

Elections and NOTA

Flights Of Fantasy Voters should be aware that there is an option of NOTA (None of the Above) provided in the voting machine along with...

Budgetonomics

Flights Of Fantasy The annual budget for Arunachal Pradesh was presented on 8 July. The projected total revenue and capital receipts for 2019-20 is Rs...