Why do our languages die?
Monday Musing
While en route to Naharlagun from the Guwahati airport on a Sky One chopper, I was struck by a three-year-old toddler speaking with...
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...
Closures and mergers of institutions necessary
Monday Musing
In a landmark decision, the Education Department recently shut down 386 schools across the state due to zero student enrolment. This bold move...
For a country sans hate speech
Monday Musing
People of our country are familiar with hate speech, particularly during election period. People do not recall such hate speeches after the election...
Dingdung: A traditional way of seeking truth and justice thrives
Monday Musing
The tribal way of life and beliefs is as fascinating as its judicial system. Certain ancient practices, such as dingdung and sori, in...
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...
In defence of the RTI Act
Monday Musing
Witnessing the short duration discussion initiated by Congress MLA Ninong Ering on the Right to Information (RTI) Act on day three of the...
Khandu & Co contract trail: A quiet SC indictment
Monday Musing
Though the Supreme Court judgment on the writ petition (civil) No 54 of 2024 regarding allegations of corruption, nepotism, and financial irregularity in...
Of politics and policies
Monday Musing
As normalcy is gradually returning with decreasing numbers of Covid-19 cases in the state, many questions are hovering over the mind. Some pertinent...
Memoir of a little-known journalist
Monday Musing
The other day, when one of my journalist colleagues reminded me about my retirement age, which is approaching nearer, it came as a...
Let peace prevail along boundary area
Monday Musing
The joint initiative of Arunachal Pradesh and Assam to resolve the boundary problem not only deserves admiration, it will also be a golden...
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...
Flexing muscle with the red dragon
Monday Musing
When it comes to China and Chinese policy, the Indian government, regardless of which political party is at the Centre, always adopts a...
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...
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...
Repeal AFSPA
Monday Musing
Security forces massacred at least 14 Nagas in Oting, in Mon district of Nagaland, on the evening of 4 December.
The civilians were returning...
Siang at a crossroads
Monday Musing
While the revered Tibetan spiritual head, His Holiness the Dalai Lama has not specifically spoken about hydropower, he has often talked about the...
‘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...
Need to encourage more people to take Covid-19 vaccine
Monday Musing
According to the union health ministry data, the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country has reached 1,13,59,048. Till Sunday, India reported...
Alcoholism and Arunachal
Arunachal's culture encourages imbibing alcohol without much reservation against it. Offering apong to guests is a unique tribal custom which is little known...