Author. Junglee. Traveller. Sleepless dreamer.
The Indian Express: Nature Deficit Disorder: How to connect children to the great outdoors Wilderness has magic. Unlike TV and video games, where you can only hear and see, forests are where you have a sensational experience. Firsthand encounters with the wild can transform a child’s outlook. Kids would love a trip to the zoo. (Source:... Continue Reading →
Faith on a Wing In Sri Lanka, the recent ban on face veils raises questions about free will and stirs up memories of a feisty woman who defied conventions. Written by Arefa Tehsin | New Delhi | Updated: June 9, 2019 7:29:30 am The limits of free will: The ban on face veil in Sri Lanka doesn’t... 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 →
It was happy summer afternoon when Aditya and I were driving down on the Pune-Mumbai Expressway. We had our holiday hat on. Suddenly, a vision surfaced - a horse trotting right towards us! After our near fatal accident, Aditya decided to take on the road authorities and fought a case against them for the last... Continue Reading →
What Draws City Dwellers to go on a Camping Trip Written by Arefa Tehsin | Updated: May 5, 2019 Photographs: Adityavikram More Open skies: The chance to experience solitude, even when enjoying the camaraderie of friends, is what attracts city dwellers to camping. (Photos: Adityavikram More) Coming from a family of naturalists and some of the... Continue Reading →
Living Among Lions By Arefa Tehsin Photos by Adityavikram More In Kenya, where the wild is nigh, and the head held high Caption: Sights and sounds: (From top) A cheetah mother with her young ones. (Photo: Adityavikram More)My introduction to Kenya was through two real-life stories — the man-eaters of Tsavo and my father’s Zanzibar-wale... Continue Reading →
The Indian Express: Why Colombo is probably the best metropolitan city of South Asia Photographs by Adityavikram More
Photographs by: Adityavikram More What Lies Within: The hypnotic beauty of Morocco’s stunning sand dunes Written by Arefa Tehsin | Published: April 1, 2018 12:05 am A magical land: The wind, gulls and blue boats. (Source: Adityavikram More) The kingdom of Maroc, enveloping in its fold mud castles, epic mountain ranges, a part of the... Continue Reading →
Luck, By Chance: In a country divided by our differences, we stand as one in our superstitions Rife with superstition and irrationality, the echelons of our politics and bureaucracy make for an interesting case study. Written by Arefa Tehsin | Updated: June 25, 2017 10:41 am In an age when morality is the excuse of brigands,... Continue Reading →
