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
In the quiet green valleys of Ziro, there is a school that doesn’t just teach children what to learn — it teaches them who they are. Rajya Sabha MP Tai Tagak visited the Miji Migumn Yarko on September 18, a one-of-a-kind indigenous residential school nestled in Arunachal Pradesh’s Lower Subansiri district. And the visit was … Read more
When an MLA from a small hill district in Arunachal Pradesh walks into a global summit alongside leaders from 65 countries, you take notice. That’s exactly what happened in Paro, Bhutan on September 1, when Yachuli legislator Toko Tatung stood before the inaugural plenary of the Global Conscious Food Systems Summit 2026 — and made … Read more
Deep in the forests of West Kameng, a small wild spice that most people outside the Northeast have never heard of is quietly rewriting what development can look like in a place like Arunachal Pradesh. A Spice With Deep Roots Khagi — a species of Zanthoxylum closely related to what the world knows as Sichuan … Read more
In a region where ancient traditions still breathe through the hills, the priests of Khodhok-Cho were finally given the honour they deserved. Bomdila marked this year’s Guru Purnima not just with prayers, but with purpose. On Wednesday, the All Khodhok-Cho Youth Welfare Association (AKCYWA), in collaboration with Vivekananda Kendra, Bomdila Karya Sthan, organised a special … Read more
An Arunachal Pradesh academic has just put the state on the South Asian research map — and the recognition couldn’t be more timely. A Win That Means More Than Money Assistant Professor Prem Taba of the Mass Communication Department at Arunachal Pradesh University has been awarded the SAARC Research Grant 2026–27 by the SAARC Cultural … Read more
