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Arefa Tehsin explores India’s biodiversity buffet in her new children’s book, The Great Indian Safari Arefa Tehsin takes young readers to coral reefs and jungles in her latest book, The Great Indian Safari Published - August 07, 2025 02:48 pm IST NIDHI ADLAKHA Arefa Tehsin believes every creature tells a story. And in her latest book, The Great Indian... Continue Reading →
The acclaimed author and Director of Jaipur Literature Festival Namita Gokhale lists The Witch in the Peepul Tree as one of her favourite reads in Open Magazine's Best of 2023 Books: My Choice. NAMITA GOKHALE, Author (Photo: Ashish Sharma) “If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone... Continue Reading →
Review: The Witch in the Peepul Tree by Arefa Tehsin ByLamat R Hasan Aug 31, 2023 01:56 PM IST Set in Udaipur in the 1950s, this nuanced murder mystery touches on privilege, power, control and caste It’s January of 1950. The one-day kite festival that marks the end of the winter solstice, Makar Sankranti, is... Continue Reading →
HT reviewer Chintan Girish Modi picks his favourite read of 2022 Books Updated on Dec 23, 2022 05:00 PM IST My interest in restorative justice, prison reform, and compassionate policy initiatives led me to Arefa Tehsin’s book Gupshup Goes to Prison A cat, Che and Guevara: Filled with humour and suspense, this book educates without... Continue Reading →
Amra and the Witch Author: Arefa Tehsin Illustrator: Chetan Sharma age group: 7+ yrs Number of pages: 66 Publisher: Duckbill Themes: fears witches Indian village Genre: fiction Amra was in trouble. Big trouble. As, in the popular adage, “Whatever can go wrong, will go wrong." Well, that was exactly what Amra’s day was like. First, the... Continue Reading →
Indian Wildlife Club Ezine (June, 2018) Book Reviews Steed of the Jungle God Steed of the Jungle God Raza H.Tehsin with Arefa Tehsin -Review by Dr.Susan Sharma In India, there is still a sizable section of our population who co-exist with the wildlife around them; many even with large animals like elephants, bison, leopards and... Continue Reading →
June 27, 2016 Updated: June 27, 2016 17:58 IST COME, BE A STUDENT REVIEWER! Photo: R. Ravindran It’s your chance to read a new book and be rewarded It’s your chance to read a new book and be rewarded. In the run-up to The Hindu Young World-Goodbooks Awards 2017, we invite students to team with... Continue Reading →
Arefa Tehsin, “Wild in the Backyard” I have a six-year-old daughter, Sarah, who has taken to borrowing a series of non-fiction picture books from her school library. In the past few weeks we have read books on tarantulas, cockroaches, leeches and dog care. We have watched documentaries on spiders, camels, geckos and fishes. She is... Continue Reading →
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