Topic: writer
25 yrs ago, today I lost my home Bangladesh. Language is my only country now: Taslima Nasreen
During her long exile, Taslima Nasreen’s parents, brothers, grandmother, aunts, uncles and teachers have grown old and died in Bangladesh. And she couldn’t say goodbye.
Expected easy stay under Modi govt, shocked I may soon be homeless, says Taslima Nasreen
In exile since 1994, Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen recently given a 3-month residence permit by India despite her request for 5-year permission.
Girish Karnad’s last work was an unfinished autobiography in English
Acted in classics Manthan and Malgudi Days, Sahitya Akademi awardee Girish Karnad revisited historical figure in plays such as Tughlaq and Yayati from Mahabharata.
Remembering Kamala Das, feminist Indian writer who chose a ‘stern husband’ in Islam
On her 85th birth anniversary, ThePrint remembers the poet who was unafraid of honest expression, and whose progressive stance on sexuality was ahead of her time.
Prominent secular writer, publisher shot dead in Bangladesh
Writer Shahzahan Bachchu was gunned down in his ancestral village Kakaldi in Bangladesh's Munshiganj district by five assailants.
What’s in a name? A lot, if it’s Kamala Harris
Senator David Purdue's mal-pronunciation of Harris's name is emblematic of the struggle minorities have faced while fighting for their rights in US's history.
India at the doorstep of economic revival, says RBI governor Shaktikanta Das
Speaking at a book launch, Das said India followed the fiscal expansion path to deal with Covid-related challenges and govt will have to spell out a fiscal roadmap post-Covid.
Defence
Navy to commission INS Kavaratti, an indigenously-built warfare stealth corvette tomorrow
Like its predecessors, the new corvette does not have air defence systems than the close-in weapons deployed on board and the Navy is looking at getting new Short Range Air Defence System.
NDA is sacrificial horse as Modi-Shah complete their Ashwamedha & redefine Indian politics
You like Modi-Shah’s new plan, good for you. If you don’t, you will need more than viral tweets to challenge this Ashwamedha.