पहलगाम आतंकी हमले के कारण 19 मई को जन्मदिन नहीं मनाएंगे रस्किन बॉन्ड, प्रशंसकों से जून में करेंगे मुलाकात

इस बार मशहूर लेखक पद्मश्री और पद्मभूषण से सम्मानित रस्किन बॉन्ड अपना जन्मदिन नहीं मनाएंगे.

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00:00Hello readers and friends. Thank you for your good wishes on my 91st birthday. I was hoping

00:11to be in the bookshop meeting all of you and with books, with several new books signed.

00:24And the books of course are there and they're signed but for various reasons I won't be

00:29able to have a public celebration this year. You know, we've just had that tragedy in Kashmir

00:39followed by an unpleasant conflict and I think maybe it's time to just reflect. And also

00:51the fact that I can't see much now and I'm hobbling around but maybe in June and

00:59when things are different, I'll come to the bookshop and meet readers.

01:09And my thanks to Cambridge Book Depper who have over the years been selling, supporting

01:15me and my books and continue to do so. And I'm sorry to take up so much room in his bookshop.

01:23Very selfish of me. So, but there it is and thank you all. I look forward to a year of

01:33peace and prosperity for the country, for India, Bharat and may you all be happy and prosper.