No Muslims please! AREFA TEHSIN Is Mumbai really as cosmopolitan as it is commonly perceived? “Nah…how can this happen in Mumbai, that too with a Bollywood star?” I heard many people say when Emraan Hashmi reported that he was having difficulty in finding an apartment due to his faith. Then it was... Continue Reading →
The Hindu: Comfort in captivity
Comfort in captivity AREFA TEHSIN and RAZA H. TEHSIN It's my space: Cage not really a hassle. Zoos should not be perceived as places of dread where animals are imprisoned and neglected. Here’s a plea to look at the bigger picture. Baba Dioum contemplated, “In the end we will conserve only what we... Continue Reading →
Six Species of Cat found in Sajjangarh
There were 16 species of cats found in our country, our of which Cheetah is extinct now. There are six species of cats found in the small Sajjangarh Sanctuary. And if we talk about 60 years back, even tiger was found here. Out of the 15 species of cats, the presence of 7 in this... Continue Reading →
The Neighbourhood Grocery Store
“Some have too much, yet still do crave; I little have, and seek no more. They are but poor, though much they have, And I am rich with little store.” - Edward Dyer The grocery store near the old neem tree that I used to visit as a child always had enough for our need... Continue Reading →
Fading Guardians of Fading Jungles
Authors: Raza H. Tehsin & Arefa Tehsin Sumer… a name that is attached to us like the first roots of a seed that have just tasted earth, like a childhood dream you remember even when reality fades. It is a distant home we want to return to each year of our remaining lives. Every year, when... Continue Reading →