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...

February is here

Flights Of Fantasy The previous month was marked by good and not so good news. The good news included the sanction to open seven new...

Compulsory NCC for students?

Flights Of Fantasy Recently, a 10-day combined annual training camp for the National Cadet Corps (NCC) cadets was conducted by the 22 Arunachal Pradesh (I)...

Where Arunachalees dare

Flights Of Fantasy Some Arunachalees have charted pioneering paths to succeed in varied fields. When most of the state was underdeveloped, without basic facilities like...

Hindi: Arunachal’s new mother tongue

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

Heroes of 1962 war in Arunachal: Battle of Limeking

Flights Of Fantasy Many Arunachalee veterans and old-timers recall the 1962 Sino-India conflict with fear and anger. It is a known fact that the Chinese...

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...

Budget wish list

Flights Of Fantasy The ongoing Ukraine-Russia war and Covid-19 pandemic have messed up the economy of the world, including India and Arunachal. The world economy...

Arunachal shining!

Flights Of Fantasy Arunachal Pradesh has witnessed massive transformation in the last few years. Many critical milestones have been accomplished in Arunachal, especially in infrastructure,...

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...

Too much politics

Flights Of Fantasy With the conduct of the general elections in India and the simultaneous elections in Arunachal Pradesh, the political scenario is in high...

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...

Urban migration

Flights Of Fantasy Urban migration is a global phenomenon altering the demographic map of many countries. Urbanization is taking place at a rapid rate in...

What’s in a name?

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

Netaji’s republic

Flights Of Fantasy Recently India celebrated the 73rd Republic Day with pomp and gaiety. This year also marks the 75th year of India's independence being...

Are common people equally corrupt?

Flights Of Fantasy Common people generally blame leaders, politicians, bureaucracy, officials and organisations for nepotism and corruption. During recent years there has been a sharp...

Heroes of 1962 war in Arunachal: Hony Capt Udai Singh Rawat

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...

Polluting our rivers

Flights Of Fantasy Like Punjab, Arunachal Pradesh was formed initially with five districts... all named after rivers - the Kameng, Subansiri, Siang, Lohit and Tirap....

Real independence

Flights Of Fantasy India is planning to celebrate its 73rd Independence Day this 15 August. Independence Day marks the Indian republic emerging as an independent...

Covid-19: Hopeful theories

Flights Of Fantasy The Covid-19 pandemic infection the world over has crossed the one million mark and is causing panic across the world. Many cities...