Taslima Nasreen

Dear Taslima Nasreen, Priyanka Chopra Jonas choosing surrogacy isn't a question mark on her motherhood

Taslima Nasreen's opinion that women who do not bear their own children cannot feel like a true mother would be laughable were it not so alarmingly reflective of a section of society that believes women must use their wombs to their full utility or get out of the rat race.

Taslima Nasreen tests positive for COVID-19; says she contracted virus despite isolating at home for over a year

In a lengthy Facebook post, Nasreen informed her followers that she had been ‘living alone with her cat for over a year’ and wished she knew how she caught the virus.

Jofra Archer and other England cricketers slam Taslima Nasreen for her 'ISIS' tweet on Moeen Ali

On 5 April, Taslima took a dig at the cricketer and said that he would have joined the global terrorist group Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) if he wasn't playing cricket. Her tweet (now deleted) reads, “If Moeen Ali were not stuck with cricket, he would have gone to Syria to join ISIS”.

The Filter Koffee Podcast: Taslima Nasreen and translator Arunava Sinha on her latest book, Shameless

In this episode of The Filter Koffee Podcast, noted Bengali author and activist Taslima Nasreen is joined by translator Arunava Sinha; they discuss their individual creative processes.

Books of the week: From Taslima Nasreen's Shameless to Raminder Kaur’s Kudankulam, our picks

Our weekly roundup of books that should be on your radar.

Taslima Nasreen on self-censorship, and Indian democracy: 'If you don't get equality, you don’t get freedom'

In an interview with Firstpost, writer Taslima Nasreen talks about living in India because of her exile, and the concept of freedom being impossible in a society without equality.

Does freedom exist? Writers come together to discuss the question at HarperCollins' upcoming debate

HarperCollins' 'The Debate' is back with its second edition, this time asking: Does freedom exist? Panelists Taslima Nasreen, Tanuj Solanki and Aanchal Malhotra take up the question in the upcoming event in Delhi's India International Centre.

Taslima Nasreen expresses hope that India will extend her residence permit, says she is the 'daughter of this soil'

Taslima Nasreen has expressed hope that the government will consider giving her either a longer permit or a permanent one to stay in India.

Taslima Nasreen's residence permit in India extended for another year; Bangladeshi author had urged Amit Shah to prolong her stay

Taslima Nasreen had to leave Bangladesh in 1994 in the wake of death threat by fundamentalist outfits for her alleged anti-Islamic views and is now a citizen of Sweden.

Zaira Wasim quits Bollywood: Anubhav Sinha says she should be allowed to practice her religion

Zaira Wasim had recently announced her decision to quit the film industry because her career was interfering with her faith.