Photo: Photo Claude TRUONG-NGOC / CC BY-SA 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Taslima Nasrin is, to me, a writer who treats the pen as a genuine risk rather than a pose. Trained as a physician in Mymensingh, she turned to feminism and secular humanism, and paid for it with banned books and exile from her own homeland. The Sakharov and Simone de Beauvoir prizes feel less like decoration than like receipts for that cost. Lajja grabs readers by the collar. Anyone can voice principles from safety, but to keep speaking after being banished is rare. I have nothing but respect for her stubborn, uncomfortable honesty, and I think history will treat it kindly.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Taslima Nasrin
- Name (Japanese)
- タスリマ・ナスリン
- Reading
- たすりま・なすりん
- Born
- August 25, 1962 (age 63)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Tiger
- Origin
- Mymensingh, Mymensingh District, Bangladesh
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- writer / physician / women's rights activist / poet / novelist
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Mymensingh Medical College
Awards & achievements
- 2008 Simone de Beauvoir Prize
- 1994 Kurt Tucholsky Prize
- 1994 Sakharov Prize
- 1995 Monismanien Prize
- 2000 Ananda Puraskar
- 2004 UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize
- 2011 honorary doctorate from the University of Paris-VII
- 2014 Ingemar Hedenius Prize
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Lajja | — |
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Taslima Nasrin born?
Born August 25, 1962 (age 63).
Where is Taslima Nasrin from?
Taslima Nasrin is from Mymensingh, Mymensingh District, Bangladesh.
What does Taslima Nasrin do?
Taslima Nasrin works as writer, physician, women's rights activist, poet, novelist.
What is Taslima Nasrin known for?
Notable works include Lajja.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.