An experience to remember: IFJ World Congress
Monday Musing
For a small town boy, representing the country in an international forum like IFJ's World Congress was indeed a dream come true for...
‘Unspoken words’ inspire young poets to speak up
Monday Musing
Poetry does magic with its sublime words; so does art, to those who have a taste for it. Many great poets have translated...
Will the misguided return to mainstream?
Monday Musing
The revelation by Inspector General of Police (Law and Order) Chukhu Apa that some youths have reportedly been recruited into the self-styled outlaw...
Marriage of traditions
Monday Musing
Marriages are made in heaven - this saying holds so much truth to it. Well, some marriages do make onlookers believe that they...
A short stay home for children
Sishu Bhavan is a short stay home for children run by the Missionaries of Charity in Naharlagun. Right now, there are 17 children between...
A flooded hill town
Monday Musing
Once, Itanagar was a beautiful town with trees on both sides of the roads, a two-lane road that had potholes but did not...
Where are the elephants going?
Monday Musing
Elephants are travellers. They walk far and wide. But not all elephants are as lucky. Enslaved by humans, they are forced to travel...
CBI in the news for wrong reasons
Monday Musing
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) - the agency investigating the discrepancies in the examinations conducted by the Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission...
Duty, responsibility and fire mishaps
How many fire mishaps occurred in the state during the month of January this year? I know it is a bit of an awkward...
The unfading force of honesty
Monday Musing
The maxim, 'Honesty is the best policy', which my parents used to sermonize to me during my student life, used to irritate me...
Repetition of a historical blunder
Monday Musing
The state government committed a grave mistake by converting Arunachal's first state hospital at Naharlagun into a medical college - the Tomo Riba...
POCSO Act: Implications and punishment
Monday Musing
The one kind of post unarguably common in everyone's social media feed has to be the ones that are asking for help to...
Three sides to every story
Monday Musing
There are three sides to every story: your side, my side, and the truth...
- Robert Evans.
The health department has come a long way...
When justice can be twisted
Monday Musing
When we speak of violence against humans, it's very convenient for us to believe that such criminal activities are limited only to mainland...
Karma chameleon
Monday Musing
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My elder brother and I reunited after 15 years of estrangement, at our father's funeral, on 9 December, 2021. Together we lit our...
From naysayer to admirer
Monday Musing
As the apex student body of state, the All Arunachal Pradesh Students' Union (AAPSU), gears up for its election, it made me look...
Fishy business
Abhijit (name changed) is a fishmonger in Itanagar. He is an Assamese-speaking Bihari from Assam who makes a living in Itanagar.
Abhijit procures his fishes...
Paper leak scam sparks differing opinions
Monday Musing
The Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission's (APPSC) paper leak scam, which once appeared to be a 'uniting machine' among the aspirants and student...
Passing notions
Monday Musing
The curious case of Quinton de Kock
When South Africa's wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock refused to 'take the knee' prior to his team's Pool...
Ailing school education
Yet again, Arunachalee students have not done well in the Central Board of Secondary Education examination. The score is well below 50 percent in...