Mussoorie Writers: Ruskin Bond reads from MAHARANI

The Chakkar will occasionally feature special videos made for Mussoorie Writers with permission on our website. Here is ‘Book Bytes’, featuring Ruskin Bond reading from his 2012 novel, Maharani

“Shall I ask Seema to make some coffee? Then we can talk about these mortal coils that mind us.”

Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan award-winning writer Ruskin Bond is the first feature in the ‘Book Bytes’, a series of short movies from Mussoorie Writers. Here, the beloved and prolific writer reads an excerpt from his 2012 novel Maharani and speaks on using real-life experiences to create his memorable fictional characters.

Mussoorie Writers was founded in 2005 with the objective of celebrating Mussoorie’s literary heritage and encouraging an interest in books and natural history. In collaboration with the Hanifl Centre for Outdoor and Environmental Study at Woodstock School, Mussoorie Writers is committed to focusing attention on the Himalayas, as a source of inspiration and inquiry, for authors and readers from India and abroad. Check out MussoorieWriters.com.