Let us not sell our votes

Flights Of Fantasy Simultaneous elections for the panchayats and municipalities have been announced by the State Election Commission to be conducted on 22 December. Presently,...

Heroes of 1962 war in Arunachal: Maj Mahabir Prasad

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...

Heroes of 1962 war in Arunachal: Havildar Saudagar Singh

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

60 years after 1962 Sino-India war

Flights Of Fantasy Sixty years back, on 21 November, the 1962 Sino-India war ended officially with the unilateral ceasefire/withdrawal of Chinese forces. This war was...

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...

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...