Bengali poet Srijato’s presence at Assam event draws protests

Kolkata: Bengali poet Srijato Bandyopadhyay’s presence at a literary event in Assam’s Silchar drew strong protests from a group of local people over one of his controversial poems, police said Sunday. “The people had gathered at the literary meet Saturday and demanded an explanation for certain lines of Srijato’s poem. The poet’s safety was taken … Continue reading Bengali poet Srijato’s presence at Assam event draws protests