Outspoken

In her new memoir, My Girlhood, author in exile Taslima Nasreen refuses to steer clear of controversy or uncomfortable opinions

- Shreevatsa Nevatia

Q. For many of us, the present lockdown is unprecedented, but the isolation may be familiar to you?

I had to once go into hiding in Bangladesh. In 2007-2008, I was placed under house arrest for seven-and-a-half months in Kolkata and Delhi. This lockdown is certainly familiar. The only difference, perhaps, is that then I was forced to isolate, but this time around, I am willing to.