Covid-19 is not over yet
Monday Musing
It was mid-February this year when I had to face an unexpected situation during my journey home to Assam. When I had boarded...
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...
Testing the waters
Monday Musing
'Water is very important for living beings. We need water to drink, cook, clean and wash. Without water, there will be no life.'
This...
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...
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,...
The many hues of parenting
Monday Musing
If somebody were to ask you what the toughest job in the world is, many lines of work would pop up in your...
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...
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...
Panchayat season has arrived
Monday Musing
With the announcement of the BJP's official candidates for the panchayat elections and for the municipal corporations of Pasighat and Itanagar, the other...
Burn after reading
Monday Musing
When we reached the cell, the stench hit me like a gale: a miasma of faeces, urine and cigarette and beedi butts pooled...
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...
We all need a Gwan-sik
Monday Musing
The one thing that has women (and probably some men too) all over the world craving for right now is most definitely the...
How long will NE people suffer from racial abuse?
Monday Musing
Students from the Northeastern states go to different cities in the country to pursue higher education with oceans of dreams, while some leave...
Swimming with the sharks
Barely a week after the passing of the Arunachal Pradesh Money Lending Regulation Bill, a group of women money lenders scrambled to the press...
Budding sportspersons and SLSA’s Maggi noodles
Monday Musing
Recently, seven students of the Sangay Lhaden Sports Academy (SLSA), the premier sports academy which has trained some of the finest players of...
Money lending: the culture of 10%
Unauthorised money lending culture in Arunachal Pradesh has ostensibly become an uncontrollable social menace. Over the years, this culture has maimed hundreds of families,...
Orange bowl of Arunachal coming undone
Dambuk, a small town in Lower Dibang Valley (LDV) district of Arunachal Pradesh, does not require an introduction. One of the most picturesque places...
Heroes of 1962 war & Olympics double gold medallist Lt Col Haripal Kaushik
Flights Of Fantasy
Many Arunachali old-timers recall the 1962 Sino-India conflict with fear and anger. The Chinese forces entered deep into Arunachal Pradesh along many...
Idu Mishmis and their sacred relationship with tigers
Monday Musing
Hunting was the way of life for the earliest human beings. It was the primary way of feeding themselves, followed by gathering other...
Practice self-restraint, become Covid volunteers
Monday Musing
Arunachal Pradesh witnessed a receding trend in the raging coronavirus cases with the state recording 402 people who recovered from the Covid-19 disease...