Dhaka, Aug. 28 -- The Dhaka-based literary club 'The Reading Circle' (TRC), chaired by Professor Niaz Zaman,discussed the short stories of the late nineteenth century American writer, Catherine O' Flahertie Chopin , better known as Kate Chopin at a webinar recently. I participated in it from my perch at the Institute of south Asian studies, National University of Singapore. Singapore. I am not a student of literature but of International Relations and Geostrategy. But literature interests me as I see in it I see it as an immeasurably valuable tool for cultural linkages with the potential for uniting diverse peoples across the world by spreading positive values that can be shared. By doing so literature can help defuse global tensions acro...