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...
Is panchayati raj institution a boon or a bane for Arunachal?
Monday Musing
Ever since the panchayati raj system was been introduced in the state, it has become the cause for dividing the people of 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...
India’s struggle for medals at Olympics continues
Monday Musing
Experts had predicted that India would finally breach the double-digit medal mark in the Paris Olympics, 2024. Unfortunately, the world's most populous country...
Saturday at Ambrosia
Monday Musing
Ambrosia restaurant, Laitumkhrah, Shillong. 1991.
Having ordered coffee and pastries, Vicky and I were sitting at a table, smoking cigarettes. I'd borrowed that day's...
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,...
Challenges and environmental impact of jhum cultivation in Arunachal
Monday Musing
Every year, with the approach of summer, we see the hills around us on fire and the clear blue sunny skies turning a...
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...
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 battle ahead
Monday Musing
The mass movement against the refugees in Arunachal Pradesh gained force after the state government contested the centre's decision to grant citizenship to...
A learning centre with a difference
Twelve-year-old A wants to be a professional painter when she grows up. But I don't have enough time, she says while comparing her prize...
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...
Turbid rivers
Monday Musing
In the last four years, three major rivers turned turbid in Arunachal Pradesh, leading to unconceivable losses of aquatic life, making the rivers...
APLS, an emerging literary force
The Arunachal Pradesh Literary Society (APLS) has become a literary force to be reckoned with. Within a decade, the Society has made a mark...
Money-driven elections
Monday Musing
It should not be a matter of discussion that money plays a key role in elections. As we all know by now, money...
Two health schemes truly benefitting the needy
Monday Musing
Often, the government announces schemes to benefit the people, but rarely do they reach the real beneficiaries they are meant for. Whether in...
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...
Let peace prevail along boundary area
Monday Musing
The joint initiative of Arunachal Pradesh and Assam to resolve the boundary problem not only deserves admiration, it will also be a golden...
Reluctant government employees
If you notice, a lot of private job advertisements in this daily specify that only non-tribal candidates need to apply. Elsewhere in the world,...
Marriage of traditions
Monday Musing
Marriages are made in heaven - this saying holds so much truth to it. Well, some marriages do make onlookers believe that they...