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...
Victims await justice in Pumao incident
Monday Musing
Almost two months after the brutal killing of Lamdaan Lukham and injuring of others in firing by personnel of the 19th Sikh Regiment...
Stranded in transit
Monday Musing
For a large number of people residing in Changlang, travelling to capital Itanagar has become an ordeal. Public transport is infrequent, poorly maintained...
Covid-19: Real fight begins in the state
Monday Musing
The world is fighting a different kind of war in the year 2020, and the fight will probably continue for one more year....
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...
Survival of the fittest
Monday Musing
When Charles Darwin came up with his theory of the 'survival of the fittest', he most certainly knew that the human race was...
No end in sight
Monday Musing
Every day one gets to read about rape in India. The National Crime Report Bureau in its 2022 report said that rape averages...
Why do our languages die?
Monday Musing
While en route to Naharlagun from the Guwahati airport on a Sky One chopper, I was struck by a three-year-old toddler speaking with...
The age of imagination
In today's world of extreme positivity, there is no place for the slightest bit of negative thoughts; which, in simpler words, means that honesty...
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...
Poor state of RFG College
Monday Musing
Established in 1996, the Rang-Frah Government College (RFGC) was the lone government institute of higher education in the entire Changlang district till recently.
For...
Silent suffering
Monday Musing
In July this year, when Health & Family Welfare Minister Biyuram Wahge informed the state assembly that Arunachal Pradesh had been placed among...
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...
Playing with fire
Monday Musing
"We will present a demand before the central government that converted Christians and Muslims should not get the benefits reserved for the SC,...
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...
Arunachalis spent more time on unpaid activities in 2024
Monday Musing
Curious about how the people of Arunachal Pradesh spent their time in 2024? Here is a brief report. They spent more time on...
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,...
Uncertain times in TCL region
Monday Musing
Recently, the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (IM) sent out a diktat to the legislators of Tirap, Changlang and Longding (TCL) districts to...
Look east and learn
Monday Musing
During a recent meeting in New Delhi to review the progress of the highway projects funded by the central government in the Northeast...
No more a minnow
Arunachal Pradesh is not a minnow any more in the regional and national sports arenas. By claiming the third spot in the just-concluded first...