Kolkata / Dhaka: In the sticky heat of a Kolkata July, Taslima Nasreen walked out of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport wrapped in a white saree edged in red. Conch shells sounded, marigolds rained down, and a crowd of well-wishers pressed forward to greet her. Nearly nineteen years had passed since she’d last called the city home, and the emotion on her face needed no translation. For a writer who has spent decades being pushed from one shore to another, this was not simply a visit. It was the…
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