Article on taslima nasreen
Controversial writer granted residential visa
Talisma Nasreen, a controversial Bangladeshi writer, was granted residential visa by the Indian government on Saturday. The 52 year old known for her free writing, had asked Rajnath Singh, the Union Minister to extend her stay in India. Support poured for her from everywhere after her strong outburst on twitter, with Markandey Katju, a former Supreme Court judge and chairperson of Press Council of India tweeting that the government should grant a permanent visa for a brave woman like her who is hounded by bigots.
She has been living in India since 2004.
A visibly relieved Nasreen said that she was very happy and grateful to the Indian government for allowing her to live in this country, even though her stay in India was extended to only two months at first.
The author however, was surprised that all intellectuals from Kolkata chose to remain silent on this issue. On exile from Bangladesh, ever since she was accused of blasphemy because of her novel, “Lajja”, Taslima said that she was eager to come back to Kolkata.
She told NDTV that even after repeatedly writing to Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressing her wish to come back to Kolkata, she continues to listen to the fanatics.
By banning her tele serial “Dushaobas”, a story of three sisters and their triumph over the injustices meted out by the patriarchal society, the writer asserted that the government had denied her a slice of livelihood.
Taslima further added that being a Bengali, she would be really glad if she was allowed to stay in Kolkata, her home.
Talisma Nasreen, a controversial Bangladeshi writer, was granted residential visa by the Indian government on Saturday. The 52 year old known for her free writing, had asked Rajnath Singh, the Union Minister to extend her stay in India. Support poured for her from everywhere after her strong outburst on twitter, with Markandey Katju, a former Supreme Court judge and chairperson of Press Council of India tweeting that the government should grant a permanent visa for a brave woman like her who is hounded by bigots.
She has been living in India since 2004.
A visibly relieved Nasreen said that she was very happy and grateful to the Indian government for allowing her to live in this country, even though her stay in India was extended to only two months at first.
The author however, was surprised that all intellectuals from Kolkata chose to remain silent on this issue. On exile from Bangladesh, ever since she was accused of blasphemy because of her novel, “Lajja”, Taslima said that she was eager to come back to Kolkata.
She told NDTV that even after repeatedly writing to Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressing her wish to come back to Kolkata, she continues to listen to the fanatics.
By banning her tele serial “Dushaobas”, a story of three sisters and their triumph over the injustices meted out by the patriarchal society, the writer asserted that the government had denied her a slice of livelihood.
Taslima further added that being a Bengali, she would be really glad if she was allowed to stay in Kolkata, her home.