No end in sight

Monday Musing Every day one gets to read about rape in India. The National Crime Report Bureau in its 2022 report said that rape averages...

Many facets in the face of adversity

Monday Musing A virus has exposed many facets of our society - some disturbing revelations, some ugly, and some heartwarming. Our first reaction to the Covid-19...

Old school v/s the new normal

Monday Musing Students across the country breathed a sigh of relief when Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the nationwide lockdown would come into effect...

Tage Hailyang (07/02/1997)

Monday Musing I saw a portrait of smiling Hailyang. Was it a pic taken on his wedding, or last Myoko? The women surrounding the kitchen. This must...

Talent pool and crumbling sports infrastructure

India, for the first time in its football history, organized the U-17 World Cup last month. Being a host country, the country got the...

Resolutions

Monday Musing Dear readers, first and foremost, let me wish you a very, very happy new year. May this year be Corona-free and may we...

Our fault lines

Monday Musing Globally, humankind is experiencing an extraordinary situation - it is as if we were in a biological fiction Hollywood movie - ever since...

For customized education

Monday Musing A child returns home after school. Her mother notices that she is wearing a Spiderman facemask instead of the sunflower mask she had...

Looking back in sorrow

The violence which was witnessed in the capital last week has left a deep sense of anger in the heart of every right-thinking Arunachalee....

An accepted social issue

Monday Musing A private member's resolution titled 'The Arunachal Pradesh Monogamy Election Eligibility Bill, 2023' was circulated for discussion during the September 2023 legislative assembly...

Wilting foundation

Monday Musing Sometimes people call to enquire if what is printed in the newspaper is true. We don't exactly print lies, so the easiest way...

Carnatic music: The melodic journey of the Wakro Sisters

Monday Musing Arunachal Pradesh has produced many a talent in various fields, be it sports or art. Many artists have represented the state even in...

Priorities

Monday Musing Expressing an opinion is not the same as taking a stand. Taking a stand and being adamant may not altogether be in the...

Saturday at Ambrosia

Monday Musing Ambrosia restaurant, Laitumkhrah, Shillong. 1991. Having ordered coffee and pastries, Vicky and I were sitting at a table, smoking cigarettes. I'd borrowed that day's...

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...

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...

Apropos nothing

Monday Musing Jeremy has spoken On balance, envy is often mixed with admiration and inspiration, but jealousy? That, my friend, is a self-destructive emotion. My advice:...

Lokayukta: A toothless cub among ravenous hyenas

Monday Musing Truth be told, Lokayukta, the anti-corruption ombudsman organisation, is an unwelcome entity in every Indian state - at least in the states where...

A robust sports ecosystem: The need of the hour

Monday Musing The state government's recent budget announcement giving priority to games and sports is a welcome move for the development of the sector. One of...

Rising boundary disputes

Monday Musing Recently, there was a meeting of various stakeholders of Changlang district, including MLAs, members of community-based organizations and government officials, to discuss the...