Author. Junglee. Traveller. Sleepless dreamer.
New Book Alert! The Chirmi Chasers: A sitola match between two rival schools is more than a game for Nanka-if they lose, he and his father have to leave town! Can Nanka and his unlikely teammates do it? Arefa Tehsin's book is a classic underdog story featuring a ragtag group of friends fighting against prejudice.... Continue Reading →
How a researcher found a snow trout near Thar desert – and why it’s vital to study it further This biological puzzle could be the key to deepen our geological understanding of the region. The fish that Raza Tehsin found in Rajasthan in 1987. | Arefa Tehsin In the summer of 1987, the naturalist Raza... Continue Reading →
PUBLISHING AND THE PANDEMIC A writer explains why she misses the lockdown brought on by the pandemic Arefa Tehsin, who writes books on nature and fiction, says she welcomed the opportunity for solitude. Arefa Tehsin Gawd, how I miss the lockdown! So much that it hurts. I look back at those months with nostalgia and... Continue Reading →
October 14, 2020 A bright blue day at Passikudah by Adityavikram More In the recent history, the eastern coast of Sri Lanka has suffered the hot wrath of war and the cold rage of the Boxing Day Tsunami. Then, when all was looking up, like the sun that rises from the depths of the sea... Continue Reading →
School TV on Doordarshan (DD) YouTube Trailer Shot by Adityavikram More Did you know that milk is deadly for snakes to ingest? Join writer and wildlife enthusiast Arefa Tehsin as she educates grade 11 and 12 students about this and other misconceptions about this fascinating animal on #SchoolTV Sunday 12 July, 10am to 11am, DD Bihar... Continue Reading →
Jotted down this poem on our anniversary last month.
Link to the Video Hudhud is horrible to everyone. He polishes off his classmates' lunches, plays cruel pranks on his teachers and troubles innocent creatures. Until his strange new history teacher decides to set him straight. The lesson? A curse! Now Hudhud must roam the vast earth . . . with-and as-the greatest migratory animals.... Continue Reading →
Venue: Indira Gandhi National Center for the Arts, Man Singh Road, Delhi, 110011 Below are the sessions: Friday, November 29 1100-1200, Auditorium, for ages 10-12 The Voyagers Some animals that travel the world with their wings and fins and feet can put our greatest travellers to shame. Want to know more about such creatures? Join... Continue Reading →
World Turtle Day: How turtles are different from tortoises and other facts It is quite easy to tell them apart just by looking at their limbs from a distance. Turtles have webbed feet and tortoises have firm, rounded feet. Turtles have been around for nearly 220 million years. (Source: File photo) World Turtle Day: Turtles... Continue Reading →
ABOUT THE BOOK Only those who really badly need an answer would dare to go to the witch. But Amra has done something bad and he really does need to know if he’s in trouble. SNAPSHOT REVIEW This is part of Duckbill’s hOle series, and a worthy addition to the list. Quite different from the... Continue Reading →
