00:00What you will, Mr. Srivastava.
00:19The condition of riders in India is slowly improving.
00:23Earlier, you would see bicycles at gatherings of literary figures, and now look, you see only cars.
00:32Laughter, yes, yes.
00:35Last year, I even had a bicycle here.
00:39But this year, it was sold to get my novel published.
00:44Laughter, yes, all right.
00:48Honorable Chairman.
00:49Honorable Literary Colleagues, Dr. Bhaskar Banerjee, Dr. Kulkarni, and Distinguished Gentleman.
00:59On behalf of the Literary Association, I thank the Rastamji Pete Trust for the encouragement they have given to writers by establishing the Sarasvati Award.
01:09It is commendable.
01:11The Sarasvati Award is given every year to the greatest work of literature.
01:16This year, the special feature of this award is that it is the author's first work, and its author is a doctor, Dr. Bhaskar Banerjee.
01:27Applause, Dr. Banerjee is famous in the world of medicine.
01:33Just medicine, not alcohol.
01:36Excuse me, DR.
01:40Banerjee is famous only in the world of medicine, not in the world of alcohol.
01:44Laughter, he is a very renowned cancer specialist.
01:49To create a character like Anand while living in such an environment is truly astonishing.
01:55Before the award ceremony, I would request Dr. Banerjee to tell us something about his novel.
02:02Where and how did he get the inspiration to write it?
02:06Applause, excuse me, I don't know how to speak.
02:11And to be honest, I am not a writer either.
02:15The little habit of writing I have is only limited to my diary.
02:21And what you consider my story or novel is actually just a few pages from my diary.
02:28If Anand seemed like a character in a story or a figment of imagination to you, then that weakness lies in my writing.
02:38That failure is mine.
02:41Anand was fond of friends.
02:44It seemed like he was always, everywhere, searching for a friend.
02:48And that's why I published this book, so that his friendship, instead of being limited to a few, could extend to the whole world.
02:58During the-
02:59During the-
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