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

September 20, 2026 by Naitik Pathak

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”

September 18, 2026 by Naitik Pathak

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

September 17, 2026 by Naitik Pathak

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

September 16, 2026 by Naitik Pathak

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

September 14, 2026 by Naitik Pathak

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

September 2, 2026 by Naitik Pathak

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

Solung 2026: CM Pema Khandu Joins the Adi Community’s Most Sacred Harvest Celebration

September 1, 2026 by Naitik Pathak

Every year, when September arrives in Arunachal Pradesh, something quietly magical happens across the hills of East Siang and Upper Siang. The air fills with the rhythm of Ponung songs, families gather in their homesteads, prayers rise toward the sun and moon, and the Adi community marks another Solung — a festival that is as … Read more

A Museum That Refuses to Let the Adi World Be Forgotten

August 27, 2026 by Naitik Pathak

Deep in Pasighat, a quiet building is now holding the weight of an entire civilization. The Giidang Angong Society (GAS) on Tuesday unveiled its long-awaited ethno museum in Pasighat — a space dedicated entirely to keeping the traditions, practices, and living identity of the Adi community right where they belong: alive and visible. It’s the … Read more

A Language Fighting to Survive: Adi Agom Kebang Knocks on the Government’s Door

August 27, 2026 by Naitik Pathak

When a language starts fading, an entire world fades with it. That’s exactly the fear driving the Adi Agom Kebang (AAK) to the doors of Arunachal Pradesh’s government — and this time, it looks like someone finally opened up. A Meeting Long Overdue On August 26, the Directorate of Indigenous Affairs, Government of Arunachal Pradesh, … Read more

When a Tawang Police Officer Put Down His Baton and Picked Up a Pen — Fireside Tales Is Here

August 26, 2026 by Naitik Pathak

There’s something quietly extraordinary about a police officer who, between the weight of his duties, finds time to sit down and write stories for the next generation. From Duty Diary to Storytelling Tawang’s Superintendent of Police, Tasi Darang, just released Fireside Tales — a collection of stories rooted in the culture, memory, and heritage of … Read more

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

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

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

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

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

Solung 2026: CM Pema Khandu Joins the Adi Community’s Most Sacred Harvest Celebration

A Museum That Refuses to Let the Adi World Be Forgotten

A Language Fighting to Survive: Adi Agom Kebang Knocks on the Government’s Door

When a Tawang Police Officer Put Down His Baton and Picked Up a Pen — Fireside Tales Is Here

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