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
Every language that goes silent takes a world with it. That is exactly the kind of loss Arunachal Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein is determined to prevent. On August 9, the world observed the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples — and Mein used the moment to deliver a message that felt less … Read more
When a nyibu passes, it is not just a man who is lost — it is a living library that shuts its doors forever. Gogiam Gumja Tamin, one of the most respected traditional priests and community pillars of the Tagin people in Upper Subansiri, breathed his last on Thursday, July 30, after battling a prolonged … Read more
Deep in the Patkai Hills of Arunachal Pradesh, where the mountains brush the India-Myanmar border and ancient stories still travel by word of mouth, something quietly extraordinary is happening. A traditional folktale of the Wancho community from Longding district is being brought to life as an animated short film — and it will be the … Read more
