Lajja (original Bengali title of Shame)

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Lajja (original Bengali title of Shame) is a controversial novel by Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasrin that depicts the persecution of a Hindu family in post-Babri Masjid demolition Bangladesh and critiques religious extremism and communal violence.

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instanceOf novel
associatedWith freedom of expression controversies
secularism debates in Bangladesh
author Taslima Nasrin NERFINISHED
bannedIn Bangladesh NERFINISHED
controversial true
countryOfOrigin Bangladesh NERFINISHED
criticizes communal violence
religious extremism
religious fundamentalism
focusesOn persecution of a Hindu family in Bangladesh
genre novel
political fiction
social novel
hasAuthorGender female
hasAuthorNationality Bangladeshi NERFINISHED
hasCensorshipStatus banned at various times in Bangladesh
hasForm prose
hasImpact contributed to exile of Taslima Nasrin from Bangladesh
hasMedium print
hasProtagonistReligion Hindu
hasReception condemned by religious fundamentalist groups
praised by secular and human rights activists
hasSubject Hindu minority in Bangladesh
Islamic majoritarian politics in Bangladesh
hasTranslation English
Hindi NERFINISHED
other languages
inspiredBy aftermath of the Babri Masjid demolition
language Bengali
linkedToEvent demolition of the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya
mainTheme Hindu–Muslim relations in Bangladesh
communal violence
minority rights
religious extremism
religious persecution
notableFor depiction of communal tensions in early 1990s Bangladesh
originalTitle Lajja NERFINISHED
portrays violence against religious minorities in Bangladesh
publicationYear 1993
setting Bangladesh NERFINISHED
subjectOf public debate in South Asia
timePeriod post-Babri Masjid demolition era
translatedTitle Shame NERFINISHED

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Arjumand Harappa workTitle Lajja (original Bengali title of Shame)