Religiosity
Monday Musing
During my school days, I, as a child, was made to believe in some ancestral rituals for the wellbeing of my daily life.
On...
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...
Human-elephant conflicts
The elephant population in Arunachal Pradesh has remarkably increased from 890 in 2012 to 1,614 in 2017. As per the elephant census report of...
Connections frivolous
The good old days and ways of dating have been replaced by online dating apps that try to convince us that love does not...
Concerns over conservation
Monday Musing
For many tribal communities, hunting of wildlife for sustenance has been the way of life throughout their history.
Arunachal is inhabited by the world's...
Walking a tightrope
Monday Musing
Nobody would have thought that Pema Khandu, who led the BJP to a convincing win in the 2019 election as the chief ministerial...
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...
Breaking rules is the new normal
Monday Musing
We are law-abiding citizens and we should be. But we often break the rules, and we are proving it practically with our actions.
We...
Why banning SUP is so important
Monday Musing
The Centre has banned the use of select single-use plastic (SUP) items across the country to combat the rapidly increasing plastic pollution.
The banned...
For a country sans hate speech
Monday Musing
People of our country are familiar with hate speech, particularly during election period. People do not recall such hate speeches after the election...
Killing fields
Monday Musing
With state and parliamentary elections in a few months, Tirap has descended into the familiar cycle of violence and tragedy. Former MLA Yumsen...
Dismal state of freedom, need for law on journalist safety
From the time the Prime Minister Narendra Modi led NDA Government came into power, the Hindu-right wings could be ominously seen resurrecting; imposing radical...
The things we least deserve
Technical institutes such as the North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology (NERIST) and the National Institute of Technology (NIT) are precious assets...
A festival full of promises
The recently held three-day Arunachal Literature Festival - 2018 could well be termed the beginning of a new era of literary activities in the...
Tangled up in traffic troubles
Monday Musing
As Monday approaches, the capital's dwellers brace themselves up for the agonizing time they have to face while getting on the road for...
Summing up the pandemic
Monday Musing
Being a mother in the time of the Covid-19 lockdown is no child's play. While others complain of boredom, we are only tired...
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...
Crushed mountains, fractured highways
Monday Musing
It's that time of the year when land starts falling apart, torn by human interventions and the pressure of monsoon rains, visuals of...
Tracing my footprints
Monday Musing
As a teen, I was fascinated by movie stars and musicians. I didn't want to be them; I simply wanted to meet them...
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...