Back in Kolkata After 19 Years, Taslima Nasrin Says City 'Shows Me to Dream Again'
The chief minister said the state will protect her safety and freedom of expression as she resumes public life after years in exile.
- On Saturday, West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari welcomed exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasrin to Kolkata, marking her first public appearance in the city after nearly 19 years.
- Nasrin left Kolkata in 2007 following violent protests over her book 'Dwikhandito,' and the Bangladesh-born author has lived in exile for 32 years since facing Islamist threats in 1994.
- Sharing the stage at Kolkata's Rabindra Sadan, Adhikari declared the 'days of threats and intimidation are over,' stating, 'This is a West Bengal free from shackles and fear.'
- The 63-year-old author expressed deep emotion, stating, 'After coming back to Kolkata, I feel like coming back to a part of life which I left behind here,' while emphasizing her focus on women's rights.
- Adhikari invited Nasrin to return whenever she wishes, promising continued state protection, as Nasrin reflected that 'Today, the opening of this door proves that injustice can be long, but it cannot be permanent.
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Current govt of India believes in freedom of speech: Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen on welcome in Kolkata - The Tribune
Bangladeshi author and activist Taslima Nasreen, who returned to Kolkata after nearly two decades, on Sunday said that she believes the BJP-led government in India supports freedom of speech, while contrasting her experience under successive governments in West Bengal, i.e. of Left Front government, the TMC government, and now the BJP government.
‘Come as many times as you want’: Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari assures Taslima Nasreen of full security
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on August 1, invited internationally acclaimed Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen to visit the state whenever she wished, assuring her of complete security and stating that protecting her was the government’s constitutional responsibility. Addressing a literary event on anti-fundamentalism at Rabindra Sadan in Kolkata, Adhikari said the state government would ensure her safety every time she visits Wes…
Come to Kolkata, you are safe now: Bengal CM to Taslima Nasrin
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday, August 1, assured acclaimed Bangladeshi writer and poet Taslima Nasrin of absolute safety whenever she visits Kolkata. “I am responsible for providing you with security in a secure West Bengal. You can come and speak as often as you want and whenever you want. The present West Bengal is free from chains and restrictions. Everyone has the opportunity to enjoy freedom of speech. Int…
'Come whenever you want': Suvendu Adhikari assures Taslima Nasreen of security as she returns to Kolkata
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari assured exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen of complete security whenever she visits the state. Nasreen returned to Kolkata for her first public appearance after nearly 19 years.
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Asian News<p style="text-align: justify;">Taslima Nasreen returned to Kolkata after nearly two decades. She said her return was proof that injustice may persist, but it never lasts forever. She also said she looks forward to the day when no writer is forced to flee their country for their views. Meanwhile, West Bengal Chief Minister Subhendu Adhikari assured her that she would be provided full security whenever she visited the state.
‘Kolkata homecoming is return to my life’s lost chapter,’ says Taslima Nasrin; Suvendu pledges security
“I am not here for any political party. This day is proof that fear cannot prevail forever,” exiled Bangladeshi writer tells a Kolkata event; audience protests as she invites poet Joy Goswami on stage
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