Literary Awards
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Commonwealth Short Story Prize: Indian writers Ajay Patri, Bharath Kumar, Sanjana Thakur shortlisted
The regional winners (Africa, Asia, Canada and Europe, Caribbean, and Pacific) receive £2,500 each, and the overall winner, £5,000.
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JCB Prize for Literature announces its 2024 jury, to be chaired by author-translator Jerry Pinto
The jury will announce its longlist of ten novels in September.
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International Booker Prize 2024: Read the opening passages of the six shortlisted novels
Novels from six languages, six countries, and three continents have made the shortlist.
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Trending
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Over 17,400 citizens write to EC seeking action against PM Narendra Modi for hate speech
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Ramachandra Guha: Why 2024 is India’s most important election since 1977
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Australian journalist leaves country amid visa troubles, says ‘too difficult to do my job in India’
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Dubai: How a high-altitude jet stream, not cloud seeding, created a storm ‘the size of France’
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The Jammu and Kashmir voter who is fighting corruption in job recruitments
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Sheikh Zayed Book Award announces the 2024 winners in seven categories
Each winner will receive a gold medal, a certificate of merit, and a cash reward of 750,000 UAE Dirhams each.
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Madhu Sriwastav wins the 2023 Muse India GSP Rao Translation Award for ‘Post Box 203 Nala Sopara’
Written by Chitra Mudgal and translated from Hindi, the book was published by Sahitya Akademi in 2022.
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Publishing Next announces its Industry Awards in 11 categories
Kalachuvadu Publications won Publisher of the Year for the second time.
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Video
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Eco India: How can India deal with its mounting tyre waste?
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Publishing Next Industry Awards 2023 shortlists in ten categories announced
The winners will be declared on 30 March.
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Winners of the 2024 Women AutHer Awards announced in four categories
Novelist Mridula Garg was given the Lifetime Achievement Award for her contribution to Indian writing in both Hindi and English.
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Shortlist for Women AutHer Awards 2024 announced in four categories
Fourteen books were shortlisted for the fifth edition of the coveted award, celebrating women writers in India.
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The Reel
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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Longlist for 2024 Women AutHer Awards announced in four categories
The shortlists will be announced on March 12, and the winners, on March 17.
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‘Muse India’ announces ten-book shortlist for its 2023 GSP Rao Translation Award
The winner will receive a cash prize of Rs 25,000.
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Pankaj Kumar Chatterjee’s Bengali translation of ‘Staliner Divan’ wins Romain Rolland Book Prize
The translation of Jean-Daniel Baltassat’s ‘Le Divan de Staline’ was published by New Bharat Sahitya Kutir.
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The Field
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Archery, World Cup Stage I: Jyothi Surekha Vennam finishes second in women’s compound qualification
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Table Tennis: Sreeja Akula overtakes Manika Batra as India’s highest ranked women’s singles paddler
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IPL 2024: Sandeep Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal lead Rajasthan Royals to dominant win over Mumbai Indians
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Squash: Saurav Ghosal announces retirement from professional circuit
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Chess: Gukesh Dommaraju – inexperienced, expected to fail, but the chosen Candidate