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August 5, 2016
The Elephant Bird selected for International Literacy Day Campaign!
Pratham Books has selected The Elephant Bird this year for Season 5 of their International Literacy Day campaign “One Day, One Story.” The story will be read or enacted by 2500+ volunteers and organisations across countries. I am delighted that Munia and the Elephant Bird would reach thousands of students on Sep the 10th! […]
July 12, 2016
Outlook Money: The Land of Willus
Travel Piece in Outlook Money The lovely snaps by Adityavikram More Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: adityavikram more, leopard, national park, Nihal De Silva, outlook money, sloth bear, sri lanka, The Road to Elephant Pass, Wilpattu
July 7, 2016
The Hindu: Eating One’s Brother
Eating one’s brother AREFA TEHSIN Hungry enough to eat your own? Be grateful that you weren’t born as any of these animals, for they have a habit of gulping down members of their family. We are in an eternal habit of attributing human qualities to animals. Aww…she sings like a koel! For your information, the […]
July 6, 2016
The Hindu: Come, be a Student Reviewer!
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 […]
June 17, 2016
Talk at the Press Institute, Colombo
Sunday, June 05, 2016 Lively Presentation by Author Arefa Tehsin, the author of ‘Wild in the Backyard’ and other wildlife stories conducted an interesting presentation for Funday Times Club Members and readers on May 28, 2016 at the Sri Lanka Press Institute Auditorium. The presentation focused on little-known questions on wildlife such as, do tigers […]
June 11, 2016
Outlook Money – The Ghostly Gumbaz
Travelogue in Outlook Money on our visit to the Gol Gumbaz. The stunning captures by Adityavikram More. Filed under: travelogue Tagged: Bijapur, outlook money, The Gol Gumbaz
June 8, 2016
Wild in the Backyard Reviewed on Goodbooks
REVIEW Wild in the Backyard By : Jane De Suza / 2016 Wild in the Backyard Author: Arefa Tehsin, Illustrator: Sayantan Halder 230 pages. English. Rs 199.00 Penguin Books, 2015 “Ma, did you know that lice poop is red?” yelled my nine-year-old son, and I hushed him because I didn’t want the neighbourhood thinking we were walking around with lice. Though, of […]
June 1, 2016
Short Story in The Hindu: For a little bit of honey
For a little bit of honey AREFA TEHSIN Illustration: Satheesh Vellinezhi Though the village children taunted Badi Bi, Veerka liked her. Even to the extent of braving a midnight jaunt into the dark forest. “There is a dusty road up the hills which goes nowhere…” was the only thing Badi Bi would say. But she […]
April 18, 2016
Interview in WeAreTheCity
Inspirational Woman: Arefa Tehsin | Author Posted On14 Apr 2016 By :Ashish Bhardwaj Tell us about yourself, your background and what you do currently I come from a family of nature lovers. My grandfather T. H. Tehsin was one of the first big game hunters turned conservationists of India. He was a contemporary of Jim […]
March 6, 2016
The Hindu: Call of the Wild
Call of the WILD AREFA TEHSIN From the sambar deer to the howler monkey, the blue whale to the tiger pistol shrimp, they all have one thing in common…they are a noisy lot! We might or might not hear it. But sound is everywhere — deep inside the ponds, rivers and oceans or in […]
