Children's books
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For young readers: A good Samaritan helps a man from an ‘enemy’ community in distress
Sunita Pant Bansal
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For children: Why kindness and compassion go a long way and make you happy
Gauranga Darshan Das
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‘Colours of Home’: This graphic biography of artist Ganesh Haloi for children is a treat for adults
Rituparna Roy
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For children: Pajapati is inconsolable when her sister Maya dies after giving birth to Siddhartha
Maria Denjongpa
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Children’s picture book: Bittoo has tried everything to stop hiccups, but they just won’t go away
Esha Gupta
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Folktales for children: A peppercorn saves the day and wins the princess’s hand in marriage
Narayan Devanathan
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For children: Will Kuhu find a way to reconnect with her mother and overcome her struggles?
Sonia Dogra
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For children: A break-in at Mumbai’s Asiatic Society Library may help uncover a rare blue sapphire
Monika Bhatkhande
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For children: Tuna thoran, mus kavaab, dweep halwa, and other delicious island fare from Lakshadweep
Swarnavo Datta
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For children: Heels, pigeons, betel leaf and everything else that tells stories of ancient India
Archana Garodia Gupta Shruti Garodia
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Translated children’s fiction: A tale of friendship, unity, and adventure in a forest
Bhagirath Mishra Sohini Basak
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For children: Avisha writes scathing email to an author. Thus begins an unexpected correspondence
Varsha Varghese
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Feminist fiction for children: Sisters Shukhu and Dukhu learn to be independent by becoming weavers
Satabdi Das Nadia Imam
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For children: Nikoo and Zubin spot a fantastical leaf creature and decide to get to the bottom of it
Chatura Rao
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For very young readers: Arjun wants to make a rocket, but his mother has banned experiments at home
Niyatee Sharma
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Picture book for very young readers: Will Brachio ever discover what it truly means to be tall?
Venkataraghavan
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For children: Best friends Faizya and Kalpesh pull out all the stops to win over Coach Dollar
Vibha Batra
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For children: The monkey monster has returned and Moin’s life is bananas again
Anushka Ravishankar
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For children: Things keep getting in the way of a park clean-up drive. What can Nami and Jhalak do?
Varsha Seshan
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For children: Mili, daughter of the general in charge of war elephants, befriends a white elephant
Sarita Mandanna