Taslima Nasreen returns to Kolkata after 19 years
Taslima Nasreen was forced to leave Kolkata in November 2007 after violent protests by fundamentalist groups angered by her writings.
Nasreen fled Bangladesh in 1994 after receiving death threats and fatwas from Islamist groups.
Her 1993 novel 'Lajja' (Shame), which depicted violence against Bengali Hindus after the Babri Masjid demolition, provoked bans and fatwas from Islamist groups.
The West Bengal government has experienced political confrontation over her return, with BJP welcoming it and TMC criticizing it as politically motivated.
Nasreen plans to attend an anti-fundamentalism literary event at Rabindra Sadan on August 1, after nearly 19 years of absence from Kolkata.
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