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...