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I was well acquainted with the calcutta literary circle since i was 17, when i lived in bangladesh and published and edited a little magazine called 'sejuti,' for which young poets from both bengals wrote. if you look at my life, there is no question of using anyone for anything. i have only got banned, blacklisted and banished.
-Taslima Nasrin
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I Was Well Acquainted With The Calcutta

Taslima Nasrin
I was well acquainted with the calcutta literary circle since i was 17, when i lived in bangladesh and published and edited a little magazine called 'sejuti,' for which young poets from both bengals wrote. if you look at my life, there is no question of using anyone for anything. i have only got banned, blacklisted and banished.
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