The NERIST unrest

The North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology (NERIST) took centre stage this past week. When we first followed the story of the NERIST...

Two faces of controversy

Monday Musing When reports of the transfer of former chief secretary (CS) Satya Gopal to Delhi started coming in, the people of the state on...

Mind the mining

Monday Musing Kharsang circle in Changlang district is currently abuzz following the state government's decision to approve the mining lease of the Namchik-Namphuk coal mines...

A festival full of promises

The recently held three-day Arunachal Literature Festival - 2018 could well be termed the beginning of a new era of literary activities in the...

Mr Sinha’s beautiful dreams

It was probably just as well that the press was not invited to the ATAL Conclave organised by the state government at the state...

Live life off the wall

Monday Musing Dear readers, let me begin with wishing everyone a very happy new year. May you all have a wonderful and prosperous year ahead. Hope...

Four months since you said two months

Monday Musing In the past three months, we have written a little over 10 times about the four-lane road construction in the capital region. During...

Two faces have I

Monday Musing The only form of racism that cuts closer to the bone than crass racism is subtle racism, ask any educated racist. That condescending smile…...

Festival of democracy with a twist

Monday Musing In a parliamentary form of government, elections are considered festivals of democracy. It's about battles of ideologies, ideas, and more so, vision. In...

When law fails, and the white coat can’t protect

Monday Musing For a long time, Arunachal Pradesh didn't even have an  intensive care unit (ICU). Critically ill patients requiring ICU stay were routinely referred...

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...

Segregating the deserving

Monday Musing Attending the 76th Independence Day celebration at Dera Natung Government College in Itanagar, I hastily scanned the state awards' list. Finding a lone...

Height of hypocrisy

Monday Musing Everything about the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government seems to be about larger-than-life publicity and grandiloquent celebrations over their achievements, which often...

Fire: Turning festivity into tragedy

Monday Musing Winter months bring festivities home. These are the days we spend time with family and friends, eat special food and treats. But the...

Momo Aunties: turning challenges into opportunities

Monday Musing It will not at all be dramatic to say that while food nourishes the body, good food nourishes the soul. And when it...

APST women: Identity and gender inequality

The status of a child born to an Arunachal Pradesh Scheduled Tribe (APST) woman and a non-APST man has been challenged time and again...

Electrocution, house fires etc

Monday Musing Every now and then, we hear news of deaths due to electrocution, while doing maintenance works. In October this year, two workers of the...

Power at what price?

Monday Musing Development comes at a price. And when it is human life that is at stake, it is a hefty price we have to...

An adventure of the modern times

Monday Musing The enthusiasm among my fellows over the National Press Day celebration this year took me back to the days as a journalist new...

Skeletons in our closets

Monday Musing Some of the most interesting things to watch on television these days, other than the screaming and shouting wannabes of reality shows, are...