Author. Junglee. Traveller. Sleepless dreamer.
CHILDREN Hit that SNOOZE button! Arefa Tehsin Time for a regal nap: Lions can sleep for 20 hours a day! Photo: P.V. Sivakumar | Photo Are you a victim of too little sleep or do you sleep way too much? Here’s a peek into the sleeping habits of the inhabitants of the animal... Continue Reading →
Friends in Sri Lanka, my talk at BMICH next week organised by #TheWildlifeAndNatureProtectionSociety #WNPS on my father's encounters with the unknown in the jungles. Do drop in if interested. Talk: Mysteries of the Jungles Venue: BMICH Time: 6PM Entry free In the FINANCIAL TIMES: WNPS Monthly Lecture on ‘Mysteries of the Jungle’ on 16 Feb. The Wildlife... Continue Reading →
Zoos: Best option to save vanishing wildlife By Arefa Tehsin Reuben David, a great naturalist and champion of wildlife, who was believed to have the power to speak to animals, created the Ahmadabad zoo. People used to come from near and far to see this man who could go inside the cages of lions... Continue Reading →
The interview taken at #JLF2017 Jaipur Literature Festival by Malin Mendel Westberg on freedom of speech. The story in the news bulletin starts at 32:20 minutes. Sweden TV
Friends in Chennai, The Hindu Lit For Life #LFL2017 is right around the corner! Arefa Tehsin Arefa Tehsin has been shortlisted for The Hindu Young World-Goodbooks Best Author Award 2017 for her book Wild in the Backyard. Her picture book The Elephant Bird was read at 3200+ locations in India from the slums to the Presidential library on the International... Continue Reading →
Lament for a littered ‘lake’ By Randima Attygalle The messenger bird in the 15th century epic poem- Selalihini Sandeshaya (Grackle Letter) composed by the monk scholar Ven. Thotagamuwe Sri Rahula Thera pays homage to the fauna and flora of the Kotte Kingdom as it soars into the blue skies. The legend says that the grackle... Continue Reading →
Dec has been festivities. Jan is a celebration of literature. First my sessions at THE HINDU'S LIT FOR LIFE in Chennai and then at #JaipurLiteratureFestival, in Jaipur, of course My Sessions and Introductions at the upcoming JAIPUR LITERATURE FESTIVAL 20th Jan - Do Tigers Drink Blood and Other Mysteries of Nature 21st Jan - Not Yet! #NandanaSen introduced by Arefa... Continue Reading →
telling talesVikram Sridhar with his rapt audience The Hindu Lit for Life includes an exclusive literary festival for kids The Hindu Lit for Life festival (January 14-16 at Sir Mutha Venkatasubba Rao Concert Hall, Chennai) celebrates books, literature, authors and creativity. The seventh edition promises something extra — a children’s literary festival, where little ones can... Continue Reading →
More terrors of the DEEP Arefa Tehsin NOVEMBER 24, 2016 16:38 IST The ocean depths hold secrets and horrors that can send a shiver down your back. Last month, we mentioned a few and now here are some more. You must have heard of the Komodo Dragon. I’ve seen one in a zoo and it... Continue Reading →
TÊTE-À-TÊTE AREFA TEHSIN: BOOKS CAN BE YOUR BEST TEACHERS AND FRIENDS Areifa Teshin"> Areifa Teshin"> Areifa Teshin"> Arefa Tehsin is our hero at the book club! Why? Well, for starters she has been a forest warden. If that isn’t reason enough, we are awestruck by the fact that she gets to live admirably close... Continue Reading →
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