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...

Vicious cycle of regressive laws

Monday Musing Depending on the mood of the government and its agencies, you could end up in jail or dead for just being a concerned...

One winter evening in Siang

Monday Musing The warmth near the fireplace in a traditional home is not only soothing during cold winter evenings but also very reassuring. There is...

A learning centre with a difference

Twelve-year-old A wants to be a professional painter when she grows up. But I don't have enough time, she says while comparing her prize...

On overhauling the education system

Monday Musing Every legislator who rose to speak on the floor of the House during the recently concluded Legislative Assembly sessions decried the prevailing education...

Seed of positivity

Monday Musing This pandemic situation that we are facing together globally has, in more ways than one, taught all of us many life lessons. This...

Arunachal Lit Fest- a way forward

The department of Information and Public Relation, govt of Arunachal Pradesh organized the Arunachal Lit Fest 2018 in Itanagar from Nov 28-30. Three-day event was...

Families of Covid-19 victims need assistance

Monday Musing The state has till now reported 188 Covid-19 fatalities. According to the health department's data, our state is witnessing a steady increase in...

No more a minnow

Arunachal Pradesh is not a minnow any more in the regional and national sports arenas. By claiming the third spot in the just-concluded first...

Covid-19: Real fight begins in the state

Monday Musing The world is fighting a different kind of war in the year 2020, and the fight will probably continue for one more year....

Are we monsoon prepared?

Monday Musing The state of our state, right from the onset of the monsoon rains, raises the fear in our minds - is our state...

We all need a Gwan-sik

Monday Musing The one thing that has women (and probably some men too) all over the world craving for right now is most definitely the...

APLS, an emerging literary force

The Arunachal Pradesh Literary Society (APLS) has become a literary force to be reckoned with. Within a decade, the Society has made a mark...

Bopai Puroik: An exemplar of resilience

Monday Musing The entire state erupted in joy when APCS officer Bopai Puroik created history by becoming the first from the Puroik community to be...

Of memories and potatoes

Monday Musing This is about Nyikam an old woman and a grandmother, my first teacher who spoke no Hindi, English or Assamese. The trusted weather-woman, brilliant...

Consider gradual withdrawal of AFSPA from state

Monday Musing Recently on 23 May, Chief Minister of Assam Himanta Biswa Sarma had announced that his government was aiming to withdraw controversial Armed Forces...

A play with many acts

The Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission has been garnering attention for all the wrong reasons ever since it held the preliminaries of the Arunachal...

Breaking rules is the new normal

Monday Musing We are law-abiding citizens and we should be. But we often break the rules, and we are proving it practically with our actions. We...

A step towards social redemption

Revenge system that continues to prevail has been the 'curse of East Kameng district. It hangs like the proverbial sword that everyone is scared...

Conundrum of transfer and posting of teachers

Monday Musing Rationalization of transfer and posting of teachers was one of the longstanding demands of various student organizations of the state, and many have...