The matter of identity
Monday Musing
Have you ever been in a situation where all you wanted to do was have fun and chill with your friends with good...
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...
Tage Hailyang (07/02/1997)
Monday Musing
I saw a portrait of smiling Hailyang. Was it a pic taken on his wedding, or last Myoko?
The women surrounding the kitchen.
This must...
Need for trade routes in Arunachal
Monday Musing
After the Centre's decision in February this year to discontinue the free movement regime (FMR) due to growing security concerns and illicit trafficking...
Looking for a home in Itanagar – a personal account
Monday Musing
In April last year, I found myself looking for a residence in Itanagar after my father suddenly decided he was giving up the...
Leaders who buy votes can’t deliver
Monday Musing
Money plays a key role in determining the shape and results of elections. A candidate who pumps out the most cash generally wins...
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...
Ugly side of a sunny picture
Monday Musing
Hydropower dams look fine and great on paper. Unlike fossil fuel, hydropower doesn't pollute the atmosphere. It is a clean source of energy....
Pedestrians’ woes
Are the pedestrians safe on the roads in the Capital Complex? The answer will, of course, be a 'no.'
The other day, a speeding bike...
Are we turning into a pessimistic society?
Monday Musing
With the surrender and subsequent formal arrest of former capital DC Talo Potom in connection with the suicide death of Gomchu Yekar, the...
Away from home
Monday Musing
The concept of sending children away from home has been in practice since time immemorial. Among other reasons, it has always been mainly...
Events that boost morale
While Arunachal Pradesh is passing through an unpleasant situation due to job examinations scam involving APPSC and death of prominent public leaders and achievers,...
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...
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...
Gravity of landlessness
Monday Musing
Recently a bitter land dispute turned violent, resulting in gun-firing and an attack with machetes in Neomi in Tali circle of Kra Daadi...
Better prepared roads can withstand monsoon disasters
Monday Musing
The arrival of monsoon every year leaves a trail of death and devastation in the entire Northeast region. Rivers swell up and flood...
Old school v/s the new normal
Monday Musing
Students across the country breathed a sigh of relief when Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the nationwide lockdown would come into effect...
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...
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,...
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:...