Faultline of Arunachal society exposed
Monday Musing
The events of the past month have exposed a deep faultline in Arunachal society. It all started with the unfortunate death of 22-year-old...
The mysterious cases of missing files
Instances of government files disappearing mysteriously surface time and again in many departments in the state; but such cases often go unreported and die...
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...
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...
APST women: Identity and gender inequality
The status of a child born to an Arunachal Pradesh Scheduled Tribe (APST) woman and a non-APST man has been challenged time and again...
Climate change: Impact & expectation
Monday Musing
The climate change and global warming caused by the rat race of human civilization in the name of development have posed a serious...
On overhauling the education system
Monday Musing
Every legislator who rose to speak on the floor of the House during the recently concluded Legislative Assembly sessions decried the prevailing education...
About police and policing
A few decades ago, police personnel in Arunachal Pradesh literally had very little role in maintaining law and order, since the peace-loving people of...
Vicious cycle of regressive laws
Monday Musing
Depending on the mood of the government and its agencies, you could end up in jail or dead for just being a concerned...
A stepping stone in upholding tradition
Monday Musing
The religious belief system of the indigenous people of Arunachal has always been distinguishable from the other 'mainland religions'. This is, in fact,...
Casualties of inefficient administration
Monday Musing
There are several weekly markets in the Itanagar Capital Region (ICR) where thousands throng. The Tuesday market in Gohpur Tinali and the Sunday...
My journey with the Times
Monday Musing
I joined this daily as a proofreader in 1999. Since I didn't have the basic knowledge of journalism, I struggled with my job...
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...
A king without a kingdom
Monday Musing
The euphoria prevailing at the state Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) office in Vivek Vihar, Itanagar, says it all: the ruling party is still...
Infrastructure key to development of sports
Monday Musing
On nearly every important sports occasion, the people at the helm of affairs talk about abundant talents of the youths of the state...
Watching ‘Neverland’
As a kid growing up in the ‘80s, I was, like millions across the globe, a star-struck Michael Jackson fan. As if mirroring Wade...
A flooded hill town
Monday Musing
Once, Itanagar was a beautiful town with trees on both sides of the roads, a two-lane road that had potholes but did not...
Time to reclaim our history
Monday Musing
A few years ago, a friend from Delhi wanted to send me stuff and asked me to share my surface mail address. As...
Karma chameleon
Monday Musing
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My elder brother and I reunited after 15 years of estrangement, at our father's funeral, on 9 December, 2021. Together we lit our...
Time to stop manmade disasters
Monday Musing
Merely two hours of heavy downpour of 40 millimetres was enough to wreak havoc in Itanagar and Naharlagun, leaving trails of destruction, on...