Arunachal’s ‘smart village’ pilot: digital services reach the Siang’s last mile
The village centre at Basar — powered by solar, connected by satellite — offers banking, telemedicine,…
Arunachal’s potato farmers of the Ziro plateau: a cash crop comes of age
The potatoes of the Ziro plateau — firm, waxy, and prized for their keeping quality —…
The Arunachal textile revival: from Apatani shawls to a hill-state brand
Arunachal Pradesh’s 26 major tribes weave at least as many distinct textile traditions — from the…
The Arunachal midwifery revival: bringing traditional birth attendants into the system
In Arunachal’s high villages, the traditional birth attendant — the woman who has caught every baby…
The Adi women of Pasighat: two generations of weaving, one changing market
In Pasighat, the Adi town on the Siang, the division of labour in the weaving economy…
The Ziro music festival at 15: Arunachal’s loudest weekend grows up
The Ziro Festival of Music, held in the terraced heart of the Apatani valley, marks 15…
The Apatani fish-in-field tradition: aquaculture that never floods a paddy
In the Apatani valley’s terraced fields, rice and fish share the same water: fingerlings released at…