• Newsletters
  • Gift Membership
Logo Logo
Take Scroll With You Download the app to read our award-winning journalism on the go and stay up-to-date with our notifications.
Get the app Get the app
ANDROID iOS
  • Home
  • Common Ground
  • The India Fix
  • Eco India
  • The Latest
  • The Reel
  • Magazine
  • Video
  • Trending
    • Mount Everest: A new route avoids treacherous Khumbu Icefall in safer path to summit
    • Tech jobs aplenty in Dubai’s AI boom – depending on your passport
    • Historical romance: In 1906, an Englishwoman is infatuated by the handsome Indian groom of her horse
    • A look at 15th-century India through the eyes of a Genoan merchant
    • Arunachal Pradesh: Threatened by dam, Siang Valley is home to staggeringly diverse number of species
    • For young readers: Poems about the various small, astonishing creatures we share the planet with
    • Economic history: How the relationship between government and big business changed in India
    • How Zohran Mamdani is busting the fake nostalgia of ‘Iran before the Islamic revolution’ memes
    • Are our pampered pets really living their best life?
    • Language and power: What Ambedkar and Periyar teach us about Maharashtra’s Hindi debate
    • Justice is not a startup: AI and technology can’t be a quick-fix for meaningful reform
    • Is AI not all it’s made out to be? A new book punctures the hype and proposes some ways to resist it
  • Sections
    • Politics
    • Culture
    • India
    • World
    • Film and TV
    • Music
    • Books and Ideas
    • Business and Economy
    • Science and Technology
    • In Pictures
    • Announcements
    • Bookshop
    • The Field
    • Pulse
    • Elections 2024

Ad
OTHERS ARE

Reading icon icon

  • Mount Everest: A new route avoids treacherous Khumbu Icefall in safer path to summit
    1

    Mount Everest: A new route avoids treacherous Khumbu Icefall in safer path to summit

  • Tech jobs aplenty in Dubai’s AI boom – depending on your passport
    2

    Tech jobs aplenty in Dubai’s AI boom – depending on your passport

  • Historical romance: In 1906, an Englishwoman is infatuated by the handsome Indian groom of her horse
    3

    Historical romance: In 1906, an Englishwoman is infatuated by the handsome Indian groom of her horse

  • A look at 15th-century India through the eyes of a Genoan merchant
    4

    A look at 15th-century India through the eyes of a Genoan merchant

  • Arunachal Pradesh: Threatened by dam, Siang Valley is home to staggeringly diverse number of species
    5

    Arunachal Pradesh: Threatened by dam, Siang Valley is home to staggeringly diverse number of species

  • For young readers: Poems about the various small, astonishing creatures we share the planet with
    6

    For young readers: Poems about the various small, astonishing creatures we share the planet with

  • Economic history: How the relationship between government and big business changed in India
    7

    Economic history: How the relationship between government and big business changed in India

  • How Zohran Mamdani is busting the fake nostalgia of ‘Iran before the Islamic revolution’ memes
    8

    How Zohran Mamdani is busting the fake nostalgia of ‘Iran before the Islamic revolution’ memes

  • Are our pampered pets really living their best life?
    9

    Are our pampered pets really living their best life?

  • Language and power: What Ambedkar and Periyar teach us about Maharashtra’s Hindi debate
    10

    Language and power: What Ambedkar and Periyar teach us about Maharashtra’s Hindi debate

Around the Web

Watch: Union minister Kiren Rijiju enjoys New Year picnic at his native village in Arunachal Pradesh

The minister was seen engaging with the locals while Dipen Barua’s ‘Eikhoni Gaon Bukur Apun’ played in the background.

Scroll Staff
Jan 04, 2022 · 11:29 am
Read in App

New Year Picnic in my native village in Arunachal Pradesh with legendary Dipen Baruah's soulful song Eikhoni Gaon Bukur Apun...

এই খনি গাঁও বুকুৰ আপোন... pic.twitter.com/EAE7x2aikW

— Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) January 3, 2022

Pure and simple ....
India truly lives in villages. I had a memorable time with the people of my ancestral native village in Arunachal Pradesh during #NewYear occasion. pic.twitter.com/qtXJgi8Zri

— Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) January 4, 2022
We welcome your comments at letters@scroll.in.
  • Kiren Rijiju
  • Arunachal Pradesh
Get the app Get the app
ANDROID iOS

Related

Watch: Transgender ‘dhol-tasha’ group performs at Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations in Pune

Watch: Transgender ‘dhol-tasha’ group performs at Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations in Pune

Trending

  1. Mount Everest: A new route avoids treacherous Khumbu Icefall in safer path to summit

    Mount Everest: A new route avoids treacherous Khumbu Icefall in safer path to summit

  2. Tech jobs aplenty in Dubai’s AI boom – depending on your passport

    Tech jobs aplenty in Dubai’s AI boom – depending on your passport

  3. Historical romance: In 1906, an Englishwoman is infatuated by the handsome Indian groom of her horse

    Historical romance: In 1906, an Englishwoman is infatuated by the handsome Indian groom of her horse

  4. A look at 15th-century India through the eyes of a Genoan merchant

    A look at 15th-century India through the eyes of a Genoan merchant

  5. Arunachal Pradesh: Threatened by dam, Siang Valley is home to staggeringly diverse number of species

    Arunachal Pradesh: Threatened by dam, Siang Valley is home to staggeringly diverse number of species

Ad