Arefa grew up treading jungles with her naturalist father. She was often found trying to catch a snake or spin a yarn. Shes the author of several fiction and non-fiction books and contributes to dailies and magazines like The Indian Express, The Hindu, Deccan Herald, Scroll.in and Outlook Money. Her picture book 'The Elephant Bird' was read at 3200+ locations in India from the slums to the Presidential library on the International Literacy Day, 2016 and translated in more than 40 languages. A few schools in India and Sri Lanka are using her books as textbooks and supplementary readers. 'Do Tigers Drink Blood and 13 Other Mysteries of Nature' is being translated in Chinese and 'Amra and the Witch' has been translated in Hindi. Her books have been shortlisted for awards like FICCI Best Book of the Year Award, NEEV Book Award and The Hindu-Goodbooks Best Author Award. She was appointed the Honorary Wildlife Warden of Udaipur district and has pursued nature conservation through her writings and columns. Find out more on www.arefatehsin.com
