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...
The price of a pandemic
Monday Musing
Since 1 September, the government of Arunachal has imposed testing fees for Covid-19 statewide at all government-run facilities.
Whoever is tested will have to...
Cannot risk being complacent about coronavirus
Monday Musing
The prevailing coronavirus pandemic has put several restrictions on the lives of all of us and prepared us to accept the new normal...
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...
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...
Politics of parties
With elections scheduled for 11 April, it is unlikely that the politics of political parties will leave you alone; even if you do not...
Chinese democracy ?
Arunachal Pradesh requires a term of its own to define adult franchise and democracy as seen during elections in the state. The election fervour...
SUMP: Will the govt listen to villagers’ cry?
Monday Musing
The chief minister's office on Saturday said that a memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed between Riga villagers and the state government...
Of memories and potatoes
Monday Musing
This is about Nyikam an old woman and a grandmother, my first teacher who spoke no Hindi, English or Assamese.
The trusted weather-woman, brilliant...
Journey of a journo
Monday Musing
The journey that I began in the mid-90s as a journalist in Arunachal Pradesh fascinated me in various ways. I still remember how...
On responsible feminism
Monday Musing
People who have small children know how outright they speak their minds and how brutally honest they can be.
The other day, after all...
In search of better opportunities
Monday Musing
Aonong (name changed), a 30-year-old woman from a remote village in Arunachal, presently working at a mall in New Delhi, has not been...
A ticking bomb waiting to explode
Monday Musing
The formation of three natural dams on the Yorlung-Tsangpo river in Tibet has created panic among the people downstream in Arunachal Pradesh. As...
The second wave
The second wave of the Covid pandemic has woken up the authorities across the country as they are now hastily issuing travel restrictions and...
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...
Devil’s advocate
Monday Musing
Well, at least two different entities are killing it right now for different reasons: life insurance salesmen on TV, who are using the...
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...
Time to go tough on drugs menace
It is said that sharing is caring. But what happens when a teacher does not hesitate to ask his pupil to share some tobacco...
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...
Dictating tribal kitchens
Monday Musing
Arunachal Pradesh deserves special care from the Centre, especially with the Hindu majority at the helm. The state is unique in its diversity...