Amongst All Humanists the name that comes first to my ( member of Gen-Y!) mind is -Taslima Nasreen. If Media has a might to make a'HERO' as well as a 'CONTROVERSIAL FIGURE', then I must confess that I came to know of Her through Media & ofcourse, controversy increased my curiosity to know the Person,behind the Smoke! When I was a kid of 13, I was touched by this personality who speaks for us, feels for us And obviously, Weeps for us- the Women, 'the 2nd class citizen', 'the oppressed & distressed sex'...at that early age of my childhood I couldn't help regarding her as My IDOL..may be its b'coz of our belonging from a backward muslim society.I ,too, have faced & still facing some odd situations & received much blows for having a non-religious mind setup!
personally,I find something in common with her--the FATE! both of us have no 'Home',so far as the word-meaning is concerned.
I was born by chance ( not by Love)!
I was grown up by chance ( not by parental Care)!!
and
still surviving by chance ( not by Affection)!!!
and I'm not lying.
yet, I DONT DARE to compare my life with that of Taslima's.
because I know, 'My Struggle for Identity' is much lesser than Her 'Struggle for Existence!'
..She has touched the acme of Honour only by the might of her unbearable Truth-telling quality...Hats off to Taslima Nasreen- the great!
We need lots of Taslima to make a truly civilized & humanist society, I was a bit upset because I haven’t seen much Taslima from Muslim community for quite sometime. But when I see women of new generations like Sarita, I can feel deep-inside, that slowly things are changing not only from outside but also from inside of our society. I can feel that slowly we are becoming more matured, more rational…
ReplyDeleteI am not an atheist, but I never let any religion to control my rationality, my knowledge & my conscience - Because my education always prevents me to do so. Lastly I just want to say there is no better medicine to cure the disease of fanatism (and the barbarism which follows it) than education, education and education.
- And I am so proud that both Taslima & Sarita are from my BENGAL !!
A Huge Thanks to u Sanjoy...I believe, many thousands of Taslima will come to hold the right way of Humanism...lets hope optimistically!
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