Mongolia: exploring the enigmatic land
Monday Musing
Since childhood, I had a burning desire to visit Mongolia, the world's largest landlocked country. Besides its enigmatic beauty, the fact that most...
Need for a change
The recent incident of stealing of dustbins and parklets from various locations in Itanagar is shameful. In fact, the persons who committed the crime...
Growth drivers for Arunachal
Flights Of Fantasy
Hamara Arunachal... the largest state in the Northeast and also one of the least developed states of the country. Arunachal is one...
Uncertain times ahead
Monday Musing
The Indian state has militarized Assam, following protests against the amended Citizenship Act (CA).
Six people are reported dead in police firing and at...
Don’t let money culture win the race yet again
Monday Musing
As the election nears, the issue of money culture is once again becoming a hot topic in the state. Literally, every sitting MLA...
The ‘No cash’ crisis
Much hue and cry was witnessed in the past couple of weeks following a sudden shortage of cash in the capital complex and other...
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...
Covid-19: no room for complacency
Monday Musing
The onslaught unleashed by the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) upon the humanity is overwhelming and unprecedented. Every country, irrespective of rich and poor, has...
Repetition of a historical blunder
Monday Musing
The state government committed a grave mistake by converting Arunachal's first state hospital at Naharlagun into a medical college - the Tomo Riba...
Passing notions
Monday Musing
The curious case of Quinton de Kock
When South Africa's wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock refused to 'take the knee' prior to his team's Pool...
AFSPA: Oting massacre and the shielding of military brutality
Monday Musing
The families who lost their loved ones in Oting, Nagaland during the massacre by the Indian Army personnel in December 2021 cannot even...
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...
Where are the elephants going?
Monday Musing
Elephants are travellers. They walk far and wide. But not all elephants are as lucky. Enslaved by humans, they are forced to travel...
Everything is content
Monday Musing
As a novice in the kitchen, I often look up recipes online, especially YouTube. Recently, I received a tub full of diced bamboo...
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...
The shorts controversy
Monday Musing
In a move to promote freedom of choice and encourage women to wear what makes them feel comfortable, the women's gymnastics team from...
Rationalization of teachers
Monday Musing
Even though Arunachal Pradesh is doing its best in the education sector, it has been observed that government policies received a setback due...
Growing disparity between the haves and the have-nots
Monday Musing
As per a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu is the second-wealthiest chief minister in...
The last rite
Meet Joseph Laye, an enterprising and hard working young man, a rarity in the state where many young and not-so-young men bully and extort...
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...