Tread carefully on anti-conversion law
Monday Musing
On 30 September, the two judges of the Gauhati High Court (Itanagar bench) ordered the state government to finalise the draft rules of...
Duty, responsibility and fire mishaps
How many fire mishaps occurred in the state during the month of January this year? I know it is a bit of an awkward...
Destination Mechukha: A painter’s delight
Monday Musing
Someone once said, "It's not about the destination; it's about the journey", but sometimes, it is about the destination, especially if the destination...
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...
Power politics and Citizenship (Amendment) Bill
While the district administrations across Aruna-chal Pradesh are busy with disaster preparedness, the ruling BJP seems to have embarked on poll preparedness ahead of...
Casting for a separate cadre
Monday Musing
They say that to develop any state, an effective and dedicated bureaucracy is the key, along with strong political will. Apparently, these key...
On responsible feminism
Monday Musing
People who have small children know how outright they speak their minds and how brutally honest they can be.
The other day, after all...
Say no to the greedy minority
First they went for the NERIST, then RGU, then the greenfield airport project - and now the NIT. Some groups of people in the...
Nyigam: An example of courage and toil
Your backache is going to get worse, said my travelling companion, reluctant to take me along as she made plans for a visit to...
Addiction, a precarious issue in Arunachal
Monday Musing
Arunachal Pradesh has been witnessing an increase in the number of HIV positive cases, with a total of 1,122 total positive cases recorded...
Saturday at Ambrosia
Monday Musing
Ambrosia restaurant, Laitumkhrah, Shillong. 1991.
Having ordered coffee and pastries, Vicky and I were sitting at a table, smoking cigarettes. I'd borrowed that day's...
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...
Drug menace: Synergy between govt agencies and NGOs need of the hour
Monday Musing
In 2021, the state government launched a series of activities in its war against the drug menace. The government found itself in a...
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...
Shaking the state’s conscience
Monday Musing
The recent child prostitution and human trafficking racket unravelled by the Itanagar police, involving five minor victims, has deeply shaken the state's conscience....
On maintaining equilibrium
Monday Musing
"If all the beasts are gone, men would die from a great loneliness of spirit, for whatever happens to the beasts also happens...
Trekking the seven lakes
Monday Musing
Once considered to be the most difficult district to live in and travel to, Dibang Valley is the new big thing in Arunachal's...
Reassess indiscriminate issue of licenses for wood based industries
Monday Musing
Indiscriminate issuing of license for wood based industries in the state needs to be checked to protect our pristine forest resources which are...
For customized education
Monday Musing
A child returns home after school. Her mother notices that she is wearing a Spiderman facemask instead of the sunflower mask she had...
Crushed mountains, fractured highways
Monday Musing
It's that time of the year when land starts falling apart, torn by human interventions and the pressure of monsoon rains, visuals of...