Rampant destruction of forests in Namdang
The rampant logging of trees being carried out for the last couple of years within the unclassified 42.77 sq km Namdang forest area in...
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...
Lost in the web
Communication has changed massively over the past few decades across the world, and Arunachal seems to be trying to keep up with the changing...
The NERIST unrest
The North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology (NERIST) took centre stage this past week.
When we first followed the story of the NERIST...
The mountains are calling
Monday Musing
Every mountaineer dreams of climbing Mt Everest once. Considered the ultimate mountaineering challenge, the peak continues to attract hundreds of mountaineers every season.
Once,...
Asseh: the shamanic ritual of the Idu-Mishmis
Monday Musing
Since the very beginning of time, human society was made up of all kinds of people. The good, the evil, and everything in...
Fishy business
Abhijit (name changed) is a fishmonger in Itanagar. He is an Assamese-speaking Bihari from Assam who makes a living in Itanagar.
Abhijit procures his fishes...
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...
The saga of political instability
Though nothing is being stated officially, the political circle of the state is abuzz with the possibility of yet another political coup. No one...
Stop trying to create religious divisions in Arunachal
Monday Musing
On 1 December, as the whole state was celebrating the Indigenous Faith Day, pictures of people holding placards, seeking cancellation of the scheduled...
Sold to the highest bidder
Monday Musing
There are four kinds of voters in Arunachal: first are those people who take money to vote, in the second category are those...
The real fight begins
Monday Musing
Whenever a new vaccine is rolled out, new misconceptions and rumours about the vaccine do the rounds. Myths associated with vaccines sometimes cause...
Uncertain times in TCL region
Monday Musing
Recently, the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (IM) sent out a diktat to the legislators of Tirap, Changlang and Longding (TCL) districts to...
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...
How serious are we about improving mental health facilities in our state?
Monday Musing
A month ago, a man in a village went to one of his relative's house to attend a wedding feast. He came home...
Reh
Monday Musing
Reh - the most important festival of the Idu-Mishmi community of Arunachal Pradesh - is celebrated on the first three days of February...
Racism and patriotism: Cosmic irony
Monday Musing
20 February, 2026 was a day of 'cosmic irony' for the people of Arunachal Pradesh. We went the extra mile to prove our...
IVLP: Living the American dream
Monday Musing
Agree with me or not, I had my own reasons for being superstitious at the time, which was the reason that I confided...
Convert TRIHMS into AIIMS
Monday Musing
In the month of February, one night at around 11:30, I received a call from my cousin sister, informing that my cousin brother...
Survival of the fittest
Monday Musing
When Charles Darwin came up with his theory of the 'survival of the fittest', he most certainly knew that the human race was...