Arefa Tehsin's Blog

Entry is free! 7 March | 14:00–14:45The Places and PeopleGrand Lotus Hall 7 March | 16:00–16:45Growing Tales for Tomorrow – Children’s BooksGardenia Hall 8 March | 10:00–10:45 – An International Women’s Day special with International Booker Winner Banu Mushtaq  Ink and Essence: Women Writing, Women Written(Women’s Day Panel)Grand Lotus Hall

In Good Faith | Let’s listen to the birds, the trees and the Aravallis  The Aravallis are old. Old enough to know better than to expect gratitude. Older than the Himalayas, older than our arguments. The low hills with no interest in grandeur. That, perhaps, is their biggest mistake. Written by: Arefa Tehsin An aerial view... Continue Reading →

Watch Here: S3E131: From Forests to Fiction: Arefa Tehsin on Writing, Wildlife & Women’s Voices https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwUdH... AboutHer by Sangeeta Relan 5.67k subscribers In this episode of The AboutHer Show, author and #conservationist Arefa Tehsin shares her extraordinary journey of writing 19 #books for children and adults, growing up in the wild with renowned #naturalist Dr... Continue Reading →

The illusion of gentle living in a predatory world Every creature, from a lactobacillus to a leopard, is living on borrowed life. Predation is simply the returning of that loan. In nature, being eaten isn’t always a tragedy For many Indians, vegetarianism is not just diet — it’s identity, hierarchy, morality, sometimes even politics. AREFA... Continue Reading →

Let there be light: This Diwali, let’s embrace the unfiltered glow of community and connection Light has no religion. It simply shines wherever it’s given a little oil and a little heart This Diwali, when we clean our homes and decorate our thresholds, let’s proudly reclaim the messiness of our mingled past, the imperfect but... Continue Reading →

The city’s sprawling republic of the dead offers something we the living struggle with: An unruffled coexistence. Beneath its trees, faiths and races lie together, equal at last.Standing here, you realise Kanatte tells a story, too. A silent epic written in granite and grief, it insists that pluralism is not a lofty ideal but an... Continue Reading →

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 →