GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -Lajja (Bengali: Lôjja) (Shame) is a novel in Bengali by Taslima Nasrin, a writer of Bangladesh.

Detailed explanation-2: -After 20 years, Taslima’s <i>Lajja</i> translated afresh Marking the twentieth anniversary of the controversial novel Lajja, a fresh English translation of the Bengali work by feminist author Taslima Nasreenn has now been published.

Detailed explanation-3: -It is the indictment of a nation-indeed, an entire religion. Dr. Nasrin calls Shame the “testament” of a writer determined, despite the danger she faces, to speak out in favor of Islamic reform, religious tolerance, and freedom of expression, and against Muslim extremism and other forms of fanaticism.