Drums, Dance, and Deep Roots: Arunachal’s Adi Community Brings Solung Festival to Life

The sound of drums in Itanagar on September 1st wasn’t background noise — it was a statement. The Adi community of Arunachal Pradesh came alive with colour, rhythm and reverence as it celebrated Solung, one of the most important festivals in the region’s cultural calendar. And if you were there, you’d understand immediately why this … Read more

Ten Years, 77,000 Weavers: How Arunachal Pradesh Turned Handlooms Into a Cultural Revolution

When a loom becomes more than just a tool — it becomes a lifeline, an identity, and a statement to the world. On National Handloom Day, August 7, Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu took stock of a decade’s worth of work — and the numbers are hard to ignore. Over 77,000 weavers across the … Read more

Chowna Mein Gets a Plant Named After Him — And Has Some Big Things to Say About Arunachal’s Future

Chowna Mein Gets a Plant Named After Him — And Has Some Big Things to Say About Arunachal's Future

Arunachal Pradesh’s Deputy CM wasn’t just planting trees at Van Mahotsav. He was planting a message the state really needs to hear. At the Van Mahotsav celebrations in Itanagar on July 6, Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein delivered a speech that felt less like a political address and more like a heartfelt conversation with his … Read more