Author. Junglee. Traveller. Sleepless dreamer.
Ages: 7 to 107 Publisher: Penguin Random House Illustrated by Mohit Suneja Available at your favourite bookstore and on Amazon. Meet Charred the Bard: Shiny blackis my coatFlap-flap-flap—in air I floatThere are queensand there are kings,But I’m the one and onlyLord of the wings! He soars across India's amazing forests, introducing young explorers to the country's... Continue Reading →
The Indian Express: City and I: Why didn’t you teach me about that world, Udaipur? How could I possibly explain that Udaipur taught me to soar, catching the updrafts from the Aravallis? That my family didn’t choose to go to Pakistan, even if they risked losing everything Udaipur has been my Shakespearean stage of life’s... Continue Reading →
Ten lessons I learned from Kaziranga ByArefa Tehsin Jul 02, 2025 05:02 AM IST The origin of the word ‘safari’ is Kishwahili (Arabic) from ‘safar’—to travel. For a late riser like me, who hasn’t seen sunrises for many years, it can equate to ‘suffer’ too. Our days started when days had not even dawned. We’d... Continue Reading →
Arefa Tehsin 