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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 →
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 →
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 →
Storytellers lap up Udaipur-born author’s book Rakesh Goswami, Hindustan Times, Jaipur More than 3,000 storytellers are registered to conduct around 3,200 storytelling sessions as part of the ‘One Day, One Story’ campaign. (HT Photo) For author Arefa Tehsin, who grew up in the jungles of southern Rajasthan, it sure is an honour that... Continue Reading →
Pratham Books has selected The Elephant Bird this year for Season 5 of their International Literacy Day campaign "One Day, One Story." The story will be read or enacted by 2500+ volunteers and organisations across countries. I am delighted that Munia and the Elephant Bird would reach thousands of students on Sep the 10th! ... Continue Reading →
June 27, 2016 Updated: June 27, 2016 17:58 IST COME, BE A STUDENT REVIEWER! Photo: R. Ravindran It’s your chance to read a new book and be rewarded It’s your chance to read a new book and be rewarded. In the run-up to The Hindu Young World-Goodbooks Awards 2017, we invite students to team with... Continue Reading →
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