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“Our Priests Are Our Pillars”: Minister Natung Pushes for Stronger Protection of Arunachal’s Indigenous Spiritual Roots

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“Our Priests Are Our Pillars”: Minister Natung Pushes for Stronger Protection of Arunachal’s Indigenous Spiritual Roots

There’s something quietly urgent about a government minister standing before a gathering of traditional priests and telling them — you matter. That’s exactly what happened in Daporijo on Wednesday, when Indigenous Affairs Minister Mama Natung took the stage at the 21st Foundation Day of the All Arunachal Pradesh Priest Welfare Association (AAPPWA) and made a … Read more

From the Hills of Arunachal to the Shores of Somnath: 40 Students Embark on a Journey That Goes Beyond Tourism

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From the Hills of Arunachal to the Shores of Somnath: 40 Students Embark on a Journey That Goes Beyond Tourism

Forty young students from Arunachal Pradesh left Itanagar on September 25 carrying more than just their luggage — they carried the culture, identity, and spirit of an entire state. Chief Minister Pema Khandu personally flagged off the bus at the Arunachal Pradesh Civil Secretariat in Itanagar, marking the beginning of what promises to be a … Read more

“Scrap It Now”: Adi Community Draws a Hard Line Against the 11,000 MW Siang Dam

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“Scrap It Now”: Adi Community Draws a Hard Line Against the 11,000 MW Siang Dam

They’ve had enough. The Adi Bane Kebang-United (ABK-U), the apex body of the Adi community in Arunachal Pradesh, has made its position crystal clear — the proposed Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP) must go. Not be reviewed. Not be paused. Gone. At a press conference held at the Arunachal Press Club in Itanagar on Tuesday, … Read more

Rajya Sabha MP Tai Tagak Backs UWATCH Dream After Visiting the Heart of Arunachal’s Cultural Heritage in Roing

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Rajya Sabha MP Tai Tagak Backs UWATCH Dream After Visiting the Heart of Arunachal’s Cultural Heritage in Roing

There are visits politicians make for photographs — and then there are visits that mean something. Rajya Sabha MP Tai Tagak’s stop at the Research Institute of World’s Ancient Traditions, Cultures and Heritage (RIWATCH) in Roing, Lower Dibang Valley, appears to fall firmly in the second category. Tagak visited the RIWATCH campus at Khinjili and … Read more

Arunachal Researchers Turn to AI as RIWATCH Workshop Focuses on Preserving Languages and Culture

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Arunachal Researchers Turn to AI as RIWATCH Workshop Focuses on Preserving Languages and Culture

KHINJILI, LOWER DIBANG VALLEY, Sept 19: Technology is rapidly changing the way knowledge is recorded, and in Arunachal Pradesh, researchers are now looking at how artificial intelligence can help protect something far older — the state’s diverse languages and cultural traditions. A two-day workshop-cum-training programme on “Digital Archiving, Linguistic Tools and AI Applications in Linguistic … Read more

Rights Group Stands With Siang Communities: “Protect Our Ancestral Land”

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Rights Group Stands With Siang Communities: “Protect Our Ancestral Land”

A human rights organisation has done something that rarely happens in Arunachal Pradesh’s development debates — it has openly sided with the people over the project. The Human Rights of Arunachal (HRA) on Thursday threw its weight behind the ongoing protests against the proposed Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP), calling on the state government to … Read more

CM Pema Khandu Says ‘Nothing Forceful’ on SUMP — But the Siang Valley Isn’t Fully Convinced Yet

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CM Pema Khandu Says ‘Nothing Forceful’ on SUMP — But the Siang Valley Isn’t Fully Convinced Yet

When a Chief Minister has to publicly say “nothing is being forced,” you already know the situation is tense. That’s exactly where Arunachal Pradesh stands right now over the proposed Siang Upper Multipurpose Project — a massive hydropower initiative that has split communities in the Upper Siang region right down the middle. Chief Minister Pema … Read more

“Siang Is Not a Battlefield”: Congress Blasts Heavy Security Deployment for Hydropower Survey

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“Siang Is Not a Battlefield”: Congress Blasts Heavy Security Deployment for Hydropower Survey

When armed forces roll into your village not during a conflict, but during a survey — you have to ask whose development this really is. That’s essentially the question the Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) is raising after the state government deployed a heavy presence of central armed police forces and other security personnel in … Read more

Rain Couldn’t Stop Them: 209 Runners Hit Pasighat Streets to Honour 150 Years of Vande Mataram

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Rain Couldn’t Stop Them: 209 Runners Hit Pasighat Streets to Honour 150 Years of Vande Mataram

Early Sunday morning in Pasighat, the streets were still wet. The clouds hadn’t quite made up their minds. And yet, at exactly 5:45 am, 209 people showed up at Gandhi Chowk — ready to run. That kind of turnout, drizzle and all, says something. The Arunachal Pradesh University (APU) organised a 5.5-kilometre mini marathon on … Read more

CIHCS Students Go on Hunger Strike, Saying Their Institution Has Lost Its Soul

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CIHCS Students Go on Hunger Strike, Saying Their Institution Has Lost Its Soul

Students at the Central Institute of Himalayan Culture Studies aren’t just protesting. They’re starving themselves — for what they believe is the survival of an irreplaceable cultural mission. Students of the Central Institute of Himalayan Culture Studies (CIHCS) in Dahung, West Kameng district, launched an indefinite hunger strike on Monday, September 1, demanding the immediate … Read more