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...
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...
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...
Passing notions
Monday Musing
The curious case of Quinton de Kock
When South Africa's wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock refused to 'take the knee' prior to his team's Pool...
From bad to worse
Travelling on NH 415 between Itanagar and Naharlagun has become a nightmare for the capital's dwellers, and it seems that there will be no...
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...
Bromide and platitude
The National Press Day celebration last Friday was one of the best we've had in years. The presence of so many journalists from different...
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...
A postcard from the edge
Monday Musing
Not everything happens by chance.
My introduction to journalism came in the form of The Times of India newspaper my father used to subscribe...
The addictive world of social media
I would rather blame it on Senegalese-born Italian social media personality, Khaby Lame and UFC promoter Dana White for my Instagram reels addiction. If...
The fallacy of DoTCL
Monday Musing
The department of Tirap and Changlang (DoTC) was created in the year 2003 (Longding district was later included in 2017) to address the...
A letter to the Raj Bhavan
A mother from Kra Daadi wrote a letter to Governor BD Mishra, stating that a man, who she owed money, has sold her daughter...
Hydropower: Balancing development and ecological fragility
Monday Musing
In September 2017, the NITI Aayog CEO, after famously taking a chopper ride, announced a 10,000 MW hydropower project in the Siang river....
It’s not over yet
Monday Musing
It has been nearly 21 months since the first case of coronavirus was officially detected in India on 27 January, 2019, and it...
Mining activities a double-edged sword
Monday Musing
There have been protests over the government's decision to auction the proposed Namchik east and Namchik west coal blocks, which are extensions of...
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...
‘Unspoken words’ inspire young poets to speak up
Monday Musing
Poetry does magic with its sublime words; so does art, to those who have a taste for it. Many great poets have translated...
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...
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...
The price of a pandemic
Monday Musing
Since 1 September, the government of Arunachal has imposed testing fees for Covid-19 statewide at all government-run facilities.
Whoever is tested will have to...

