00:00In this book, I have repaid my debts in a way.
00:04These are the stories of all my ancestors,
00:06the ones I grew up with, the ones I was born with.
00:08These are the stories of all of them.
00:10My mother, Kanti Chaubey, and those unnamed housewives
00:13who decorate their tiffin boxes every morning
00:15so that the country's movement continues.
00:18Wow!
00:19So, this book was dedicated to them.
00:21This is the occasion of the Banaras Literature Festival
00:23and on the holy land of Banaras,
00:25this annual celebration is celebrated
00:29and it is quite a coincidence that
00:31a few students from your university
00:34have their own book, Chakka Jam Gautam Chaubey.
00:38It is available here.
00:39One of the bestsellers.
00:40And their first edition,
00:42It's Sold Like Hotcakes.
00:44And today, the author and his better half are here.
00:49Gautam, what is common in writing books,
00:51being a student of Delhi University?
00:54One more thing is common
00:56that you are my senior from college.
00:58So, there are many branches that have joined together.
01:02And the most common thing is that
01:04whether we are in Delhi University or any other university,
01:07the people who have come before us,
01:09we try to know their stories.
01:12Like I was in college,
01:14I used to know your story,
01:16my juniors used to listen to my story.
01:18In this book, I have repaid my debts in a way.
01:22In the locality where I was born,
01:25there was a railway colony.
01:27There were 27 quarters in the locality.
01:29In the quarters, there were people from different parts of the country.
01:32Some were Udiya, some were Bengali, some were Marathi.
01:34And everyone had joined together.
01:36Some were uncle, some were aunt, some were grandfather,
01:38most of them were uncle.
01:39So, all these were my ancestors.
01:41I grew up among them.
01:43I was born.
01:44This is the story of all of them.
01:45And this is the most important thing.
01:46Okay.
01:47So, Chakka Jam in Railway.
01:48We will come to this.
01:49Amitabh Ghosh has commented on this.
01:52He has said,
01:53India's decision-making era is very interesting.
01:57With me is Neelima.
01:58Neelima is Gautam's wife.
02:01Neelima, you are also involved in the field of academics.
02:05How does it come about?
02:07You are in the field of science.
02:08She is in literature.
02:09How does it come together?
02:14I liked physics.
02:16From the beginning, I did not read much of Hindi literature.
02:20But after marriage, I started reading.
02:23Okay.
02:24When he started writing this novel for the first time,
02:27I was the first one to read it.
02:29Wow.
02:31And I used to tell him in between,
02:33that this should be in this, that should be in that.
02:35And he used to listen to that.
02:37He used to change.
02:38Yes, he used to change.
02:39He used to include a lot of things that he had done.
02:42Very good.
02:43Gautam, Women's Day is coming.
02:46And how proud are you of their role?
02:49And how do you see that women
02:51change our lives like unseen, unsung heroes and heroines?
02:56What is your comment on this?
02:58Absolutely.
02:59I totally agree with you.
03:01And if I pay attention to a book,
03:04I have written in the dedication of the book,
03:07for my mother, Kanti Chaubey,
03:10and for those unnamed housewives
03:12who decorate the tiffin box every morning
03:14so that the country keeps moving forward.
03:17Wow.
03:18So this book is dedicated to women.
03:20Wow.
03:21This book is dedicated to them,
03:23as the wife told us,
03:25their inspiration, their interventions.
03:28And in Kathanak, there are some men
03:31who have ideals in their lives.
03:33Devanand, the ideal of Dubey is Devanand.
03:35There is Lal Nepal.
03:37His ideal is Gulshan Nanda.
03:39He wants to become a novelist like him.
03:41There is an uncle.
03:43His ideal is Ram Briksh Benipuri.
03:45There is a grandfather whose ideal is Subhash Chandra Bose.
03:48But the men fall short of their ideals.
03:51And the tightrope between realism and idealism,
03:55which is very difficult to walk in,
03:57only women can walk in this book.
03:59And one time, I write in this book,
04:02that when there was disappointment everywhere,
04:04at that time,
04:05the story of Devanand, Dubey and his family,
04:07that at that time,
04:08a new hero was emerging in the Dubey family.
04:11That hero is Devanand's wife, Madhavi.
04:14Wow!
04:15We will not even call this a backhanded compliment.
04:17It is a direct compliment.
04:18Nirmal, I will meet you in the final round.
04:20I know that Gautam has to go for a new session.
04:22Yes.
04:23When years pass by like this,
04:25and your life has just begun,
04:28in the coming time,
04:29how will you,
04:31and in a way,
04:33you yourself are in the academy,
04:34in the field of physics,
04:36your role,
04:37the role of the house,
04:38and Gautam's work,
04:40how will you balance it?
04:43I,
04:44I,
04:45I mean,
04:46I will do my best to support him,
04:48everywhere,
04:49in every situation,
04:51and I will always do this work.
04:53Till now,
04:54I think I have done it.
04:56I think so.
04:57But,
04:58if there is anything left to be done,
05:00I will do it.
05:01Gautam,
05:02what will you congratulate him on,
05:03on the Women's Day?
05:04On Women's Day,
05:05I will congratulate him,
05:06that he is in the field of science.
05:09I am a failed IITian.
05:11Failed IITian,
05:12in the sense that,
05:13I didn't fail because I went to IIT,
05:14but because of the desire for IIT,
05:15I failed.
05:16And,
05:17he has studied from IIT,
05:18ISM Dhanbad,
05:19which is now IIT,
05:20he has studied from there.
05:21So, for me,
05:22in education and other things,
05:23he is,
05:24in Bhojpuri,
05:25he is more than me,
05:26he is ahead of me.
05:27So,
05:28he should go ahead like this,
05:29and,
05:30the direct benefit of his education,
05:32I get it first.
05:34Those who read his Shodhu Patra,
05:36or those who are his students,
05:37they will get it later.
05:38Similarly,
05:39I keep getting the benefit of his knowledge.
05:40And,
05:41all the women in this country,
05:42who are in the field of science,
05:43who are in the field of literature,
05:44who have taken up many responsibilities,
05:47because,
05:48the foundation of our society,
05:50the foundation of it,
05:52women protect it.
05:54And,
05:55women should protect this country in the same way.
05:57Yes.
05:58And,
05:59if they are strong,
06:00if they have the knowledge,
06:01if they have the contribution of science,
06:03their responsibility,
06:04their contribution increases.
06:06This is what I would like.
06:07And,
06:08this is what I would like to congratulate women.
06:09Absolutely.
06:10Thank you very much.
06:11Arswal, Bihar,
06:12and Abhi,
06:13who were born,
06:14grew up,
06:15and studied in Jharkhand,
06:16after seeing this,
06:17I would like to say this,
06:19that if this is the case,
06:21then what will be the outcome?
06:23Congratulations to both of you.
06:25Keep up the good work.
06:26Keep writing more books.
06:27You can watch Gautam Chaubey,
06:29his book,
06:30Chakka Jam,
06:31online,
06:32and at bookstores.
06:34Any social media handle, Gautam?
06:35Yes,
06:36I am on Instagram,
06:37Gautam X Chaubey,
06:39and I am on Facebook too,
06:41and on Twitter too,
06:42which is now X.
06:44I think it's Gautam X Chaubey 9,
06:46yes,
06:47Gautam dot Chaubey 9.
06:48So, this is my social media handle.
06:50Thank you so much, Gautam.
06:52It's a pleasure speaking to these young authors,
06:54and the coverage of the third edition of Banaras Lit Fest
07:00continues here on One India.
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