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Opinion by Arefa Tehsin When a bird falls on Ram Setu For centuries, Mannar has been a lifeline for migratory birds. A mega wind-energy project is threatening to alter its landscape and ecosystem permanently. Ram Setu, the ancient archipelago connecting India and Sri Lanka (Photo credits: earth.esa.int/captured by Landsat 5 in 2018) AREFA TEHSIN New DelhiJan... Continue Reading →
An elephantine day at Yala National Park Travelling through Sri Lanka’s second-largest national park, which has been the cornerstone of the island nation’s wildlife Written by Arefa Tehsin Play Time by Adityavikram More The sky yawns, and the sun rises from a recurring dream. Yala doesn’t have to wake up. It never sleeps. The calls of langurs,... Continue Reading →
Monday, Apr 29, 2024 JOURNALISM OF COURAGE When villagers kill a leopard: The need for co-existence Practical and easy measures can be taken by the forest authorities to ease this conflict Written by Raza H Tehsin, Arefa TehsinApril 24, 2024 13:48 IST There is much to learn from a leopard. To tread silently and merge... Continue Reading →
A brush with beauty and mortality in Bhutan, the Land of the Thunder Dragon With its druk, dzong and datshi, holidays in the landlocked Himalayan country offer a glimpse of forever Written by Arefa Tehsin | Updated: July 24, 2022 6:30:29 am A Walk in the Clouds: Tiger's Nest Monastery (Credit: Adityavikram More) Peace is... Continue Reading →
Postcard-perfect: A heady hybrid of a European town in a tropical place. (Photo by: Adityavikram More) The quaint charms of Sri Lanka’s Galle Fort A stellar example of a fort city made by Europeans in South and Southeast Asia, Galle Fort is a Unesco World Heritage site. Written by Arefa Tehsin | New Delhi... Continue Reading →
Why the Knuckles Mountain Range is one of Sri Lanka’s most difficult hikes With cloud forests, grasslands and semi-evergreen rain forests, it has the climatic microcosm of the rest of the island. Written by Arefa Tehsin | New Delhi | Updated: February 2, 2020 Photographs by Adityavikram More One of the most difficult hikes... Continue Reading →
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 →
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