Taslima Nasreen back in Kolkata after 18 yrs
KOLKATA, Aug. 1 -- Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen landed in Kolkata on Friday, more than 18 years after she was forced to leave the city after violent protests over her writings, to attend a literary event.
"I am feeling very happy. Thank you all," the 63-year-old told reporters at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport.
The author, who has been living in Delhi on a long-term residence permit for over a decade, is on a two-day visit to Kolkata for an anti-fundamentalism literary event on Saturday.
Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari and West Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya are also expected to attend the event.
"I can't believe that I am in Kolkata now. I was driven out in 2007. Initially I had thought that I will be a...
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