Untold stories of sportspersons and associations

Monday Musing We feel so proud of our athletes when they win on big stages and bring glory to the state and the nation. In the...

Summing up the pandemic

Monday Musing Being a mother in the time of the Covid-19 lockdown is no child's play. While others complain of boredom, we are only tired...

A river that needs special attention

Government agencies took almost two months to reveal the probable cause of the Siang river turning muddy - that too after a biological scientist...

Swimming with the sharks

Barely a week after the passing of the Arunachal Pradesh Money Lending Regulation Bill, a group of women money lenders scrambled to the press...

Dangerous intersection of misogyny, casteism, and racism

Monday Musing Demeaning women by people in positions of power is not only a reflection of their upbringing, personality, or lack thereof; it also reveals...

Accidents and blood money

It is that time of the month when my turn to pen down 'Monday Musing' has arrived, and this time the events of the...

Silence: The key to safety for next election

Monday Musing They say that the beauty of a true democracy lies in debates, discussions and disagreements. Democracy is incomplete when these components are missing...

Blatant trampling on merit

Monday Musing Chief Minister Pema Khandu has been very vocal about fair recruitment for government jobs. He has been consistent in his stand that recruitment...

Shooting prices, falling sales

Monday Musing The stiff rise in the prices of vegetables in the markets of the capital complex in the recent past put the consumers' budgets...

Ensure adequate fund & community involvement to prevent forest fire

Monday Musing Raging forest fires are the second most dangerous threat to Arunachal Pradesh, which is considered to be one of the forest-rich states, after...

The challenges ahead

It's been a month since the results of the simultaneous assembly and Lok Sabha elections were declared. The election this year had the makings...

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:...

Perils of festival of elections

Monday Musing As the festival of elections hits Arunachal Pradesh, unconfirmed reports are coming in that candidates and their supporters are luring voters not only...

Journey of a journo

Monday Musing The journey that I began in the mid-90s as a journalist in Arunachal Pradesh fascinated me in various ways. I still remember how...

Are we turning into a pessimistic society?

Monday Musing With the surrender and subsequent formal arrest of former capital DC Talo Potom in connection with the suicide death of Gomchu Yekar, the...

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...

Declining freedom of Press in India

Monday Musing The sharp fall in press freedom in India speaks volume about the sorry state-of-affairs in the functioning of media in the country today. The...

Is panchayati raj institution a boon or a bane for Arunachal?

Monday Musing Ever since the panchayati raj system was been introduced in the state, it has become the cause for dividing the people of the...

Dissipation

Monday Musing "We are in the beginning of a mass extinction, and all you can talk about is money and fairy tales of eternal economic...

Don’t let money culture win the race yet again

Monday Musing As the election nears, the issue of money culture is once again becoming a hot topic in the state. Literally, every sitting MLA...