BOOK REVIEWS Book Review: ‘Iora and the Quest of Five’ by Arefa Tehsin by SEEMA KHINNAVAR on Dec 28, 2012 • 12:54 AM1 Comment Language: English Format: Paperback ISBN: 9788172344160 Pages: 304 Price: 195 INR Never after Rudyard Kipling’s ‘Jungle Book’ has a forest tale been so refreshingly told. Full of evocative sights, sounds and... Continue Reading →

    Deccan Herald - Hampi - A City Set in Stone   It was love at first sight. A 12 feet long Shiv ling, made out of a single black stone, immersed in a perennial stream was the first thing we saw as we entered Hampi – the land of the glorious past. Twenty-five... Continue Reading →

Aggressive Behaviour of a Thirsty Leopard UDAIPUR TIMES There is a small spring called Kooda-ka-Joira situated high up in the hills about 20 kilometres northwest of Udaipur. In 1950s, the jungles around this spring were teeming with four horned antelopes, sambar and wild boars. Almost all the wild ungulates have been poached. Carnivores of the... Continue Reading →

A Potent & Timely Adventure  A potent and timely adventure As the daughter of conservationist Dr. Raza H. Tehsin, Arefa Tehsin always felt at home in the jungles and through her book Iora and the Quest, written while she was living in Sri Lanka, she hopes to pass on her love of the environment to... Continue Reading →

  Three Books by Razia Tehsin Released Posthumously Udaipur lamented the loss of her beloved Razia Tehsin this year (The Woman With a Golden Heart) Social activist, author, editor, educationist – Razia wore many caps, but there is not a single one that does entire justice to a life spent for others. She passed away... Continue Reading →