Water crisis is real

Monday Musing With the onset of winter comes the problem of water shortage everywhere in the state as the rains which feed our numerous water...

Leaving behind children with learning disabilities

Monday Musing My professor has been tutoring some schoolchildren between the ages of 6 and 14. Their families belong to the lower income group. One day,...

Will the greenfield project ever take off?

Will the greenfield airport project in Hollongi ever take off? This is the million-dollar question of every Arunachali at the moment. The state government on...

Two pennies’ worth

Monday Musing 1. 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...

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: Isn’t it enough to wake the state’s collective conscience?

Monday Musing The recent arrest of a government official from the civil secretariat in Itanagar reveals that the drug menace has infiltrated the state's highest...

Long-term planning needed to produce world-class athletes

Monday Musing Arunachal Pradesh' gold medal count decreased to four in the 38th National Games from the six they had won in the two previous...

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...

Breaking the vicious cycle

Monday Musing The Narcotics Control Bureau of India has in its recent finding identified 272 districts across the country which are most affected by the...

Orchids: Beautiful, mysterious, vulnerable

Monday Musing Did you know that there is a species of orchid known as Schoenorchis mishmensis, named after the Mishmi Hills of Lower Dibang Valley...

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...

Technology’s shady underbelly

Easy and inexpensive access to technology, coupled with the Jio revolution, has resulted in a drastic increase in the number of users over the...

UTA’s rise should worry govt  

Monday Musing The entire state was shocked when an organisation named the United Tani Army (UTA) recently issued a statement to the media, opposing the...

APLS, an emerging literary force

The Arunachal Pradesh Literary Society (APLS) has become a literary force to be reckoned with. Within a decade, the Society has made a mark...

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...

A ticking bomb waiting to explode

Monday Musing The formation of three natural dams on the Yorlung-Tsangpo river in Tibet has created panic among the people downstream in Arunachal Pradesh. As...

POCSO Act: Implications and punishment

Monday Musing The one kind of post unarguably common in everyone's social media feed has to be the ones that are asking for help to...

Cannot risk being complacent about coronavirus

Monday Musing The prevailing coronavirus pandemic has put several restrictions on the lives of all of us and prepared us to accept the new normal...

Growth drivers for Arunachal

Flights Of Fantasy Hamara Arunachal... the largest state in the Northeast and also one of the least developed states of the country. Arunachal is one...

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...