No respite from the demon

Monday Musing The death of any family member can have a devastating impact on the family. It can cause intense pain and heartache. This morning, I...

Riken Ngomle’s theatrical safarnama

Monday Musing Theatre actor Riken Ngomle has come a long way since he started his theatrical journey in 2010 and has seen his share of...

The unfading force of honesty

Monday Musing The maxim, 'Honesty is the best policy', which my parents used to sermonize to me during my student life, used to irritate me...

A bagful of IG Park

Monday Musing The other day, when I was in the peak hours of my morning chores, I made up my mind to get some mental...

Closures and mergers of institutions necessary

Monday Musing In a landmark decision, the Education Department recently shut down 386 schools across the state due to zero student enrolment. This bold move...

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...

Nyigam: An example of courage and toil

Your backache is going to get worse, said my travelling companion, reluctant to take me along as she made plans for a visit to...

Cleanliness is a collective responsibility

Monday Musing As per recent Swachh Survekshan 2020 results, Itanagar, the capital of Arunachal has been ranked 7th among the 10 dirtiest cities of the...

A time for reckoning

Monday Musing The last few days of July and the beginning of August were so unbearably hot this year. The extreme heat and hating that...

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...

Who will crack down on modified bike exhausts?

Monday Musing Recently, I was jolted awake by a sudden and loud burst of sound in the middle of the night. At first I couldn't...

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...

A scanner darkly

Monday Musing 1 May, 2021 What if we are never able to produce a foolproof vaccine against Covid-19? What if the virus goes on mutating, killing...

For an Atmanirbhar Arunachal

Monday Musing The nation is currently celebrating Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 71st birthday starting 17 September with various activities, like river clean-up drives, blood-donation campaigns,...

Mr Sinha’s beautiful dreams

It was probably just as well that the press was not invited to the ATAL Conclave organised by the state government at the state...

A relatable addiction

Monday Musing Don't know whether it was the same for everyone, or if it was just the school that I went to, but the most...

Power politics and Citizenship (Amendment) Bill

While the district administrations across Aruna-chal Pradesh are busy with disaster preparedness, the ruling BJP seems to have embarked on poll preparedness ahead of...

Crashing out the cash

Monday Musing To an average middle class salaried person, the last weeks of a month are often tough financially. I am sure every one of...

Killing fields

Monday Musing With state and parliamentary elections in a few months, Tirap has descended into the familiar cycle of violence and tragedy. Former MLA Yumsen...

Will the misguided return to mainstream?

Monday Musing The revelation by Inspector General of Police (Law and Order) Chukhu Apa that some youths have reportedly been recruited into the self-styled outlaw...