Arunachal Road Safari...

'Memoirs of a Boy' a book by Banta Natung. a Book thriller.....

A game we never understand! ( A pathetic political be fooling to the public)

(Political Game)

Arunachal Pradesh had just witness the panchayat election and results are also out. Winners are unable to handle their happiness. Losers are finding ways to get to those who betrayed them by not voting to them.

It was very clearly visible, some awkward incidents of fighting between the kins, Spits villa for the big families and Speaking ill and hatred among the neighbours (especially the poor villagers).

And this will go on for another couple of decades if our mindset does not learn the rules of this game. “The game of politics”. And the Rule is Simple

“DO NOT SELL YOUR VOTE, give it confidentially”.

While you sell your vote, you are a fool, “Oh sorry! Bloody fool”.

How can you believe that a person bribing you for your vote will not bribe your life?

And then you shout for good roads, light, water.

Remember selling your vote is selling your basic rights.

Reason behind writing this small letter is not to teach you HOW’S and WHAT’s of politics. For that you are far better than me. (A Honoris Causa can be conferred on you guys).

Reason behind is to stop fighting among you; stop splitting your family, friends and relatives. In making a king to others what would it benefit you if you split your family?

Be wise, Support to an able leader! You will see your people happy and area developed.

Some Qualities you judge on Bad Leaders!

·         They will offer you government job with written agreements.

(Especially this two years before 2014 general election).

[Many officers will be promoted to higher rank if the sitting MLA wants to have your vote.

And these Officers will be their voice to the poor villagers.

Dear learned Officers please restrained from this kind of works your younger generation is keeping an eye on you.]

·         They will pretend to care you as much as possible till voting day.

·         Supply of wine will be as if holy water.

·         They will be honey mouthed.

·         Promises will be sky tall and will assure as if tomorrow they gonna fulfill.

To a good leader when they approach you will know them!

Panchayat election was the starting point; General Election is on its way 2014.

Be wise! Choose wise!

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MY eCHO: Memoirs of a Boy- An 80 -Page Journey to Memory La...

MY eCHO: Memoirs of a Boy- An 80 -Page Journey to Memory La...: Hello friends Recently I released my novella and here Iam sharing you a reveiw of the novella... Apart from the novel, bein...

Need of a Vibrant Seppa

                                                     A vibrant Seppa

         Seppa name has been named in wrong doings but very few of us know, seppa had produced many firsts in our state. Very few know that hospitality of suppliant cannot be compared in terms of any monetary. Every few knows it is one of the many and most beautiful tourism spot yet to be recognised tamed and publicised.

It’s been 25+ years old. Many leaders, administers, beaurucrates, officers came and went came and went. Out of this we have many honey mouthed politicians giving us dreams but the reality is Seppa has not yet seen the 21st century. She is still in the realm of abject poverty, under development.

Still people cry for light, still people cry for good roads, good governance and so list goes on. And the most pathetic is health sector. I may be wrong in saying that heath sector is the worst but Iam sure out many worst this is not less either.

As the saying goes. “If wealth is lost, nothing is lost.

                                     If Heath is lost something is lost                                 

                                 If Character is lost everything is lost”

 And we are losing two out of three. Heath and Character. And we have nothing with us to boost of.

I am writing this not because Iam a crusader nor I am a political aspirant.

I write here as a child, who had loss his mother in a hospital unattended. Iam writing this as a brother who lost his sister infected with mere malaria.

Iam here writing as a son of this soil to give change. To ignite our minds and make Seppa a vibrant place.

We are too depended on government; don’t forget you have already taken so some amount for the politicians. It’s their time to balance their bank accounts.

Some thing we can do together

• Donation for renovation of hospitals, if not all at least the Seppa.

• Maintenance of hospital.[ there are many unemployed youths give them change as job. Politically entered servicemen have too many guts because they paid for that!]

• Strict Vigilance on the workers.[ Dare removing those you are not doing their jobs, representation for any MLA’s must be fought thoroughly]

• 24*7 Ambulance Services [ I doubt if there is well equipped Ambulance either]

• Availability of Medicine supplied by Government. [ This is too much but there is a hope]

• Checking the credibility of all clinic Laboratories in Seppa [Please note *Seppa labs can enter to genius world record for testing +ve results on Mixed malaria, and when tested here @ itanager its –ve.]

           “It seems impossible; Give it a try!  At least a life may be saved because of your work” 

                     [Keeping a mission Statement: - ‘by 2016 Clean and vibrant Seppa’.]

These are few ideas for many NGO’s with no ideas. I wish if our learned guys ponder on this. Pinning hopes on EKSCWO and AEKSU [but we are losing hope in student Unions]!

Memoirs of a Boy- An 80 -Page Journey to Memory Lane. (Gopal Rai)

Hello friends Recently I released my novella and here Iam sharing you a reveiw of the novella...

Apart from the novel, being from very remote place of Arunachal Pradesh and a published novel in his credit at such a tender age of 19 is really a matter of pride for every Arunachalee.

”Memoirs of a Boy” by Banta Natung is his debut novel. The novel may not be as good as Chetan Bhagat’s popular novels but it has some freshness, its story or its treatment.

The novel may not leave lasting impression in the minds of the readers for long. However, the readers will thoroughly be amused and entertained in an 80-page journey taking them back to the memory lane of their school days. ”Memoirs of a Boy” is sincerely an interesting reading. Natung’s language is simple and lucid. The story and theme of the novel also are very simple without having any layered meanings.

”Memoirs of a Boy” is a love story of student, a village boy Tamo, who revisits his past memory lane while studying in city who had come to Capital Complex for his higher studies hoping that he would be getting an opportunity to meet his girlfriend who had left him.

“Memoirs of a Boy” will be popular among the teenagers and schools going students. Along with the story, every reader will be transported into their respective school and hostel days.

Many activities teenagers do during their school days are described in a pleasant and sometime in hilarious way in “Memoirs of a Boy”. Chapter ‘The war’ will surely make readers laugh and recall mischievous activities of their school days.

Chapter ‘The Last Letter’ accurately depicts the present day situation of the students. Here is an example, “We were gang of science psychics who would take money from our parents for tuitions and coaching, but spent the money enjoying ourselves. We were a gang who spent our night out and bet in giving shots. I started drinking.”

The last class mentioned in the chapter ‘The Downfall of the School’ seems to be purely influenced by a short story called ‘The Last Lesson’ by Alphonse Daudet prescribed for class XII CBSE board. “Children today is my last class for and the in this state of Arunachal Pradesh, what do you want me do, teach you or leave you.”

Atypical ending of the story is the plus point of the novel. The story ends but readers can expect its sequel as the writer has left it there where a new story can be knitted. A new beginning can be started from the ending of the story.

Few grammatical mistakes are only an error the novel has that can be easily overlooked. Published in 2012 by Leadstart a Mumbai based publication house, the book costs 95 rupees in India and one can get it at the cost of four dollars elsewhere. Finally, if readers buy and read the novel, at the end of the novel they will have the feeling of a complete paisa vasool. 

(Gopal Rai is a former journalist and currently working as transmission executive in AIR Itanagar)