Ms. Taslima Nasrin had graced the pavillon of ORIENTAL ACADEMY OF ARTS AND LETTERS during the Bhubaneswar Book fair in March, 2007. The books of the Academy had been displayed in the pavillon each day on a different theme. The theme of the pavillon on 4th March was Biography and Autobiography in which the Biography and Autobiography of eminent people belonging to different walks of life had been prominently displayed. Some rare works like Memoirs of Edward Gibbon(1891), the Soul of Spain by Havelock Ellis(1909-reprint 1929), My Life in the Russian Theatre by Vladimir Nemirovitch Dantchenko(1937), My Life in Art by Constantin Stanislavsky(1924) had been displayed with that of many ancient and modern personalities including Hope against Hope by Nadezhda Mandelstam and all works of Taslima Nasrin. Ms. Nasrin spent quite sometime amidst the books and her admirers present in the pavillon and deeply appreciated the activities of the Academy in respect of promoting women's literature. She appreciated the huge collection of books on Feminism and Gender Studies in its Library. She left the Academy Premises with her message "I will never be silenced", which left a deep impression on the bibliophiles and general visitors to the Book Fair.Saturday, January 5, 2008
I WILL NEVER BE SILENCED : TASLIMA NASRIN
Ms. Taslima Nasrin had graced the pavillon of ORIENTAL ACADEMY OF ARTS AND LETTERS during the Bhubaneswar Book fair in March, 2007. The books of the Academy had been displayed in the pavillon each day on a different theme. The theme of the pavillon on 4th March was Biography and Autobiography in which the Biography and Autobiography of eminent people belonging to different walks of life had been prominently displayed. Some rare works like Memoirs of Edward Gibbon(1891), the Soul of Spain by Havelock Ellis(1909-reprint 1929), My Life in the Russian Theatre by Vladimir Nemirovitch Dantchenko(1937), My Life in Art by Constantin Stanislavsky(1924) had been displayed with that of many ancient and modern personalities including Hope against Hope by Nadezhda Mandelstam and all works of Taslima Nasrin. Ms. Nasrin spent quite sometime amidst the books and her admirers present in the pavillon and deeply appreciated the activities of the Academy in respect of promoting women's literature. She appreciated the huge collection of books on Feminism and Gender Studies in its Library. She left the Academy Premises with her message "I will never be silenced", which left a deep impression on the bibliophiles and general visitors to the Book Fair.
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sir,
I am a student of literature, have been searching for Nergis dalal's short stories for the last two years. I have to finish my thesis on her short fiction. But, i could not get any more than her collected stories "the nude."
sir, i would be very greatful to you indeed, if you provide them.
this is for your kind considaration.
faithfully yours
raghu.
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