Author. Junglee. Traveller. Sleepless dreamer.
Deccan Herald: Power to the Tiger Power to the tiger Jan, 1, 2012: CONSERVATION Tourism is the main tool to make conservation sustainable. The lifting of the ban on tourism in core areas brings a sigh of relief. Traffic needs to be regularised, not banned. If we want to save the tiger, we must consider... Continue Reading →
The Year That Was... - Arefa & Aditya * The clouds have gone, rain has past Summers were fun, its winter at last It seems like just a blink of an eye A year, a whole year has gone by * All that we earned, all that we spent Didn’t come in as cheque, go... Continue Reading →
BOOK REVIEWS Book Review: ‘Iora and the Quest of Five’ by Arefa Tehsin by SEEMA KHINNAVAR on Dec 28, 2012 • 12:54 AM1 Comment Language: English Format: Paperback ISBN: 9788172344160 Pages: 304 Price: 195 INR Never after Rudyard Kipling’s ‘Jungle Book’ has a forest tale been so refreshingly told. Full of evocative sights, sounds and... Continue Reading →
  Deccan Herald - Hampi - A City Set in Stone  It was love at first sight. A 12 feet long Shiv ling, made out of a single black stone, immersed in a perennial stream was the first thing we saw as we entered Hampi – the land of the glorious past. Twenty-five... Continue Reading →
Aggressive Behaviour of a Thirsty Leopard UDAIPUR TIMES There is a small spring called Kooda-ka-Joira situated high up in the hills about 20 kilometres northwest of Udaipur. In 1950s, the jungles around this spring were teeming with four horned antelopes, sambar and wild boars. Almost all the wild ungulates have been poached. Carnivores of the... Continue Reading →
A Potent & Timely Adventure A potent and timely adventure As the daughter of conservationist Dr. Raza H. Tehsin, Arefa Tehsin always felt at home in the jungles and through her book Iora and the Quest, written while she was living in Sri Lanka, she hopes to pass on her love of the environment to... Continue Reading →
 Three Books by Razia Tehsin Released Posthumously Udaipur lamented the loss of her beloved Razia Tehsin this year (The Woman With a Golden Heart) Social activist, author, editor, educationist – Razia wore many caps, but there is not a single one that does entire justice to a life spent for others. She passed away... Continue Reading →
Deccan Hearld - Tucked Away in Konkan Arefa Tehsin, Nov 4, 2012, NOV 03 2012, 17:56 ISTUPDATED: NOV 03 2012 Murud-Janjira Fort near Nandgaon. photo by Adityavikram More Cool breeze, colourful fishermen’s boats, little crabs running sideways, sturdy bullock carts, white sands blending into the blue waters and blue waters melting into a deep blue... Continue Reading →
 No fishy tail: Declining frog, fish populations cause for rise in dengue By Dr. Raza H. Tehsin & Arefa Tehsin No fishy tail: Declining frog, fish populations cause for rise in dengue, say environmentalists Naturalist Raza H Tehsin said there is an urgent need to introduce and increase the population of weed fish in... Continue Reading →
The Hindu reviews Iora & the Quest of Five A magical world Kankana Basu NOVEMBER 03, 2012 19:13 IST In a literary age riddled with grimly realistic themes, fantasy novels come as a breath of fresh air. They emerge sporadically, popping up when one least expects them, and author Arefa Tehsin, with her novel Iora and... Continue Reading →
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