Arefa Tehsin's Blog, page 12
March 23, 2017
The Hindu: Sleep Deep
Deep SLEEP Arefa Tehsin HANG OUT: Time to rest. | Photo Credit: MAIL PIC Check out these animals as they grab a shut eye. Not all of them need a bed! “O bed! O bed! delicious bed! That heaven upon earth to the weary head.” Thomas Hood rhymed in his cautionary tale of Miss Kilmansegg and … Continue reading The Hindu: Sleep Deep
March 8, 2017
The Hindu: Love them all
YOUNG WORLD LOVE them all! AREFA TEHSIN MARCH 03, 2017 00:00 IST Today is World Wildlife Day. A day for us to rally together and address ongoing major threats to wildlife including habitat change, over-exploitation or illicit trafficking. Baba Dioum, a Senegalese forestry engineer, summarized it to three simple lines, “For, in the end, we … Continue reading The Hindu: Love them all
March 6, 2017
Outlook Money: The Long Weekend
Co-authored by Adityavikram More Filed under: travelogue Tagged: adityavikram more, outlook money
February 14, 2017
The Hindu: Hit that Snooze Button!
CHILDREN Hit that SNOOZE button! Arefa Tehsin Time for a regal nap: Lions can sleep for 20 hours a day! Photo: P.V. Sivakumar | Photo Are you a victim of too little sleep or do you sleep way too much? Here’s a peek into the sleeping habits of the inhabitants of the animal … Continue reading The Hindu: Hit that Snooze Button!
February 9, 2017
Talk at BMICH: Mysteries of the Jungles
Friends in Sri Lanka, my talk at BMICH next week organised by #TheWildlifeAndNatureProtectionSociety #WNPS on my father’s encounters with the unknown in the jungles. Do drop in if interested. Talk: Mysteries of the Jungles Venue: BMICH Time: 6PM Entry free In the FINANCIAL TIMES: WNPS Monthly Lecture on ‘Mysteries of the Jungle’ on 16 Feb. The Wildlife … Continue reading Talk at BMICH: Mysteries of the Jungles
February 7, 2017
The Sunday Times: Zoos – Best Option to Save Vanishing Wildlife
Zoos: Best option to save vanishing wildlife By Arefa Tehsin Reuben David, a great naturalist and champion of wildlife, who was believed to have the power to speak to animals, created the Ahmadabad zoo. People used to come from near and far to see this man who could go inside the cages of lions … Continue reading The Sunday Times: Zoos – Best Option to Save Vanishing Wildlife
January 30, 2017
Sweden TV: Interview
The interview taken at #JLF2017 Jaipur Literature Festival by Malin Mendel Westberg on freedom of speech. The story in the news bulletin starts at 32:20 minutes. Sweden TVFiled under: Uncategorized Tagged: Freedom of Speech, JLF2017, Sweden TV
January 10, 2017
My Sessions at The Hindu Lit for Life
Friends in Chennai, The Hindu Lit For Life #LFL2017 is right around the corner! Arefa Tehsin Arefa Tehsin has been shortlisted for The Hindu Young World-Goodbooks Best Author Award 2017 for her book Wild in the Backyard. Her picture book The Elephant Bird was read at 3200+ locations in India from the slums to the Presidential library on the International … Continue reading My Sessions at The Hindu Lit for Life
January 9, 2017
The Sunday Times: Killing Nature, Killing Us
Lament for a littered ‘lake’ By Randima Attygalle The messenger bird in the 15th century epic poem- Selalihini Sandeshaya (Grackle Letter) composed by the monk scholar Ven. Thotagamuwe Sri Rahula Thera pays homage to the fauna and flora of the Kotte Kingdom as it soars into the blue skies. The legend says that the grackle … Continue reading The Sunday Times: Killing Nature, Killing Us
January 2, 2017
My sessions at Jaipur Literature Festival
Dec has been festivities. Jan is a celebration of literature. First my sessions at THE HINDU’S LIT FOR LIFE in Chennai and then at #JaipurLiteratureFestival, in Jaipur, of course My Sessions and Introductions at the upcoming JAIPUR LITERATURE FESTIVAL 20th Jan – Do Tigers Drink Blood and Other Mysteries of Nature 21st Jan – Not Yet! #NandanaSen introduced by Arefa … Continue reading My sessions at Jaipur Literature Festival
