Author. Junglee. Traveller. Sleepless dreamer.
Fabulously flightless AREFA TEHSIN Strange as it may seem, some birds don’t fly. They have wings but it’s not possible for them to take off! So, what use are the wings? “If I were a bird, I’d sing a song And fly about the whole day long And when the night comes, go to... Continue Reading →
SIFY.COM: http://www.sify.com/…/search-for-the-mythical-saraswati-new… BUSINESS STANDARD: http://www.business-standard.com/…/search-for-the-mythical-… ZEE NEWS: http://zeenews.india.com/…/search-for-the-mythical-saraswat… THE ECONOMIC TIMES: http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/…/65524479_1_s… MILLENNIUM POST:http://www.millenniumpost.in/NewsContent.aspx?NID=145450 Search for the mythical Saraswati gains momentum NEW DELHI: Efforts to revive the mythical Saraswati riverare gaining momentum. The Rajasthan government has constituted the Rajasthan River Basin and Water Resources Planning Authority to revive the Saraswati river in the state besides... Continue Reading →
Travelogue in Outlook Money. Snaps by Adityavikram More Soaked with the Sky
My Column in The Hindu Our wings are not for flying! AREFA TEHSIN Cormorant: Looking out at the ocean. Rhea: The wings act lke a sail and rudder. Waves soar, babies cry, lions roar and birds fly. Well, not all the time! It is interesting to note that some of the most fascinating birds that... Continue Reading →
Travelogue in Deccan Herald The photographs by Adityavikram More Saturday 08 August 2015 From the bottomless beyond Arefa Tehsin, July 26, 2015, DHNS A pair of Brahminy Ducks in the Lonar Lake by Adityavikram More Children bathing in the pure and perennial stream Gomukh by Adityavikram More Daityasudan Temple by Adityavikram More Lonar Lake before... Continue Reading →
Column in The Hindu's Young World Ingenious and intelligent AREFA TEHSIN Dive in: Triple treat for your eyes! Photo: Wikimedia Commons Artistic elephants, musical pigs, dancing dolphins and more… meet some smart cookies from the animal world. By Arefa Tehsin: Author & Ex-Honorary Wildlife Warden, Udaipur Elephants can paint, ants can farm, pigs can sing... Continue Reading →
Who’s the smartest of them all? AREFA TEHSIN The Hindu Smarty ants: They are smarter than you think. Photo: K. R. Deepak If you thought humans were the most intelligent species on Earth, you will change your mind after reading this. Oh yes, although we share 94 per cent of our DNA with them, we... Continue Reading →
INDIA TODAY's cover story on T24 aka Ustad with RAZA TEHSIN's (member of the T24 relocation committee) take on "The Making of a Man Eater" The in-depth story by Gayatri Jayaraman Online story on: http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/t24-ustad-tiger-forest-guard-rampal-saini-sajjangarh-biological-park/1/440873.html
My article in TERI's TerraGreen magazine's May issue:
More than a MERE kat! AREFA TEHSIN Cute and cuddly though they may seem, they are actually competitive and mean! No, meerkat is not a cat, even though its young are called kittens. It is a mongoose. With an attitude and an upright posture. Also called suricates, meerkats are social animals. Always alert and on... Continue Reading →
