Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak arrives in Dhaka for Lalon commemoration

Celebrated literary theorist and postcolonial scholar Professor Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak arrived in Dhaka on Tuesday at the invitation of the Ministry of Cultural Affairs to participate in events marking the 135th death anniversary of the revered mystic saint Lalon Shah. Cultural Affairs Adviser Mostofa Sarwar Farooki confirmed Spivak’s arrival in a Facebook post, expressing enthusiasm over her presence at the upcoming commemoration. Spivak is scheduled to serve as the main discussant at the Lalon Akhra ceremony in Chheuria, Kushtia, on October 17. The event will be attended by Adviser Farooki as chief guest, while Cultural Affairs Secretary Md Mofidur Rahman will deliver the welcome address. Also set to speak at the gathering are poet, writer, and public intellectual Farhad Mazhar...