I Have Had Fatwas Issued Against Me,

I Am An Atheist. I Do Not Believe In Prayers, I Believe In Work. And My Work Is That Of An Author. My Pen Is My Weapon.

I Am Not Scared Of Anyone. I Will Write And Publish My Books.

In Traditional Societies, We Have A Long Legacy Of Men Controlling The Body And Mind Of Women. Such Societies Have Valorised Motherhood And Fabricated Concepts Like Chastity. Women Have Been The Victims Of These Notions For Thousands Of Years.

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.

I Believe That If The Silent Majority Were To Protest Against Those Who Believe In Irrational Blind Faith - Who Want To Go Backwards Instead Of Forward, Who Are For Tradition Not Innovation, Who Oppose Individualism And Plurality Of Thought - Then The World Would Become A Truly Civilized World In Which To Live.