Kolkata, Oct. 15 -- Exiled Bengali writer Taslima Nasrin, who has returned to Kolkata after nearly two decades in July, said she would like to settle in the city and in India "if circumstances permit," as she attended the 'Uma Samman' award ceremony organised by Le Rythme last week.

Nasrin was among the political and cultural personalities honoured at the event.

She said she had left Europe and the United States to reconnect with her Bengali roots and culture and expressed gratitude for the chance to visit the city.

Speaking on the occasion, Nasrin said she had missed experiencing Durga Puja in Kolkata over the years.

West Bengal's Minister of Public Enterprises and Industrial Reconstruction, Tapas Roy, tied the occasion to women. "I ...