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Entry is free! 7 March | 14:00–14:45The Places and PeopleGrand Lotus Hall Screenshot 7 March | 16:00–16:45Growing Tales for Tomorrow – Children’s BooksGardenia Hall 8 March | 10:00–10:45 - An International Women’s Day special with International Booker Winner Banu Mushtaq Ink and Essence: Women Writing, Women Written(Women’s Day Panel)Grand Lotus Hall Wet Water Resort, Gampaha Free entry... Continue Reading →
Watch Here: S3E131: From Forests to Fiction: Arefa Tehsin on Writing, Wildlife & Women’s Voices https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwUdHaGRIFY AboutHer by Sangeeta Relan 5.67k subscribers In this episode of The AboutHer Show, author and #conservationist Arefa Tehsin shares her extraordinary journey of writing 19 #books for children and adults, growing up in the wild with renowned #naturalist Dr... Continue Reading →
Arefa Tehsin explores India’s biodiversity buffet in her new children’s book, The Great Indian Safari Arefa Tehsin takes young readers to coral reefs and jungles in her latest book, The Great Indian Safari Published - August 07, 2025 02:48 pm IST NIDHI ADLAKHA Arefa Tehsin believes every creature tells a story. And in her latest book, The Great Indian... Continue Reading →
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 →
CITIES IN FICTION An interview with writer and novelist,Arefa Tehsin By Divya Ravindranath 21 May 2025 Arefa Tehsin grew up treading jungles with her naturalist father. She was often found trying to catch a snake or spin a yarn. Tehsin is the author of several fiction and non-fiction books and contributes columns and features to publications... Continue Reading →
Children’s book author Arefa Tehsin on 'The Witch in the Peepul Tree' being translated into Sinhalese, and more Updated on: 04 March,2025 08:19 PM IST | Mumbai Fiona Fernandez | fiona.fernandez@mid-day.com Children’s book author Arefa Tehsin’s The Witch in the Peepul Tree will be translated into Sinhala. We caught up with the author who juggles time between India and... Continue Reading →
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