Homestay operation: A win-win business
Monday Musing
When one speaks of places to visit in Arunachal, Roing and Anini are two names that will surely make it to the list,...
Three sides to every story
Monday Musing
There are three sides to every story: your side, my side, and the truth...
- Robert Evans.
The health department has come a long way...
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...
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...
Tracing my footprints
Monday Musing
As a teen, I was fascinated by movie stars and musicians. I didn't want to be them; I simply wanted to meet them...
The shrinking park that was ours once
They say that power corrupts, and that absolute power corrupts absolutely.
No one knows it better than the BJP, the party in power in Arunachal,...
Stop Arunachal from turning into another Hindi heartland state
Monday Musing
The events of the last few days show that Arunachal Pradesh is truly on its way to becoming one of those Hindi heartland...
Two pennies’ worth
Monday Musing
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It's true. People on Twitter are different from those on Facebook. I speak in the context of Arunachal, of course. It's true.
I'm a...
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...
Conundrum of transfer and posting of teachers
Monday Musing
Rationalization of transfer and posting of teachers was one of the longstanding demands of various student organizations of the state, and many have...
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...
Is AAPSU a waning pan-Arunachal entity?
Monday Musing
As the music's blaring crescendo fell, it was overlapped by colourful roadshow dances presented by the supporters and cheerleaders, donning their respective candidates'...
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...
Nurture youth and their entrepreneurial spirit
Monday Musing
In the last two decades Arunachal witnessed several ministers wooing investors from other parts of the country and abroad to invest in this...
Sonam Wangchuk: Silenced for giving Ladakh a voice?
Monday Musing
In popular mainstream culture, Sonam Wangchuk is known as the inspiration behind a cult Bollywood film. In the Himalayan region, however, he is...
Arunachal and Olympic dream
Monday Musing
The 2024 Paris Olympic Games are just four days away. Millions of sports enthusiasts around the world will soon be glued to their...
Why banning SUP is so important
Monday Musing
The Centre has banned the use of select single-use plastic (SUP) items across the country to combat the rapidly increasing plastic pollution.
The banned...
AFSPA: Oting massacre and the shielding of military brutality
Monday Musing
The families who lost their loved ones in Oting, Nagaland during the massacre by the Indian Army personnel in December 2021 cannot even...
My tryst with cooking
Monday Musing
Dear readers, the one thing that any living being cannot live without, besides oxygen, is most definitely food. As for me, if given...
A chasm in education
Monday Musing
Ever since the nationwide lockdown was enforced in India, parents are wrestling with a conundrum between sending their wards to schools amid paranoia...