Taslima Nasreen Kolkata visit

Exiled Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen returns to Kolkata after 19 years

Exiled writer Taslima Nasreen returned to Kolkata after nearly two decades. She described her visit as an emotional homecoming to her own country. Nasreen is scheduled to attend a public program in the city on August 1. This marks her first public appearance in Kolkata since 2007. Protests over her memoir "Dwikhandito" had forced her departure then.

Taslima Nasreen's long road back to Kolkata

Exiled Bangladeshi Writer Taslima Nasreen Makes Emotional Return To Kolkata After 19 Years

Author Taslima Nasrin returns to Kolkata after 19 years, sets stage for politically symbolic homecoming event

Ms. Nasrin marks her first visit to Kolkata since November 2007, as she was compelled to leave the city following violent protests over her writings