Author. Junglee. Traveller. Sleepless dreamer.
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 →
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 →
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 →
