Alarming rate of drug addiction among youths
According to a government report, Arunachal has emerged as the top among illegal opium producers in the country given its geographical closeness to the...
Relevance of Nehru and his ideology
Monday Musing
In the month of July, as the US forces started to withdraw from Afghanistan, the Taliban militants started to take over the country...
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...
Temporary fixes aren’t enough to solve the perennial water shortage in the ICR
Monday Musing
With the arrival of the monsoon, the Itanagar Capital Region (ICR) begins to face a drinking water crisis as pipelines are damaged by...
We all need a Gwan-sik
Monday Musing
The one thing that has women (and probably some men too) all over the world craving for right now is most definitely the...
A cult hero called Taro Chatung
Monday Musing
In the mid '90s, a sensation called Taro Chatung took the state by storm. When the watch or clock showed 6 pm, the...
Alone with social media
Monday Musing
I received 27 individual and group text messages on WhatsApp and Instagram yesterday, and a phone call from my mother.
On my part, I...
Apropos nothing
Monday Musing
Jeremy has spoken
On balance, envy is often mixed with admiration and inspiration, but jealousy? That, my friend, is a self-destructive emotion. My advice:...
Momo Aunties: turning challenges into opportunities
Monday Musing
It will not at all be dramatic to say that while food nourishes the body, good food nourishes the soul. And when it...
Two faces have I
Monday Musing
The only form of racism that cuts closer to the bone than crass racism is subtle racism, ask any educated racist.
That condescending smile…...
INAL: Let’s football!
Monday Musing
The Golden Jubilee Stadium in Yupia erupted into wild celebration with ground-shaking, rumbling roars from football fans when Omang Dodum - a home...
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...
Rising unemployment and corruption
Monday Musing
One of my friends has been trying for a government job for the past many years and religiously fills up application forms whenever...
Sports in Arunachal: The way forward
Monday Musing
Arunachal Pradesh is a sports-loving state, where games and sports are deeply ingrained in the local culture.
Indigenous games like Dapo Nyernam, Dejuk Jumnam...
Breaking rules is the new normal
Monday Musing
We are law-abiding citizens and we should be. But we often break the rules, and we are proving it practically with our actions.
We...
Has the Centre given up on land captured by China?
Monday Musing
Recently, when a report of the Chinese constructing a new village in Upper Subansiri district of Arunachal made headlines in the national media,...
Need for a change
The recent incident of stealing of dustbins and parklets from various locations in Itanagar is shameful. In fact, the persons who committed the crime...
Ailing school education
Yet again, Arunachalee students have not done well in the Central Board of Secondary Education examination. The score is well below 50 percent in...
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...
Dalai Lama: Why diplomacy over jingoism matters
Monday Musing
As the Tibetan spiritual leader, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, turned 90 on 6 July, China once again expressed displeasure over India hosting...