Indian author Prajwal Parajuly’s novel shortlisted for France’s Emile Guimet Prize

The book has become a finalist under its French title ‘Fuir et Revenir’.

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· Sep 24, 2020 · 11:04 pm

Writers Prajwal Parajuly, Manu Joseph longlisted for France’s Emile Guimet Prize 2020

The prize is awarded every year to a book by an Asian author translated into French.

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· Aug 19, 2020 · 12:57 pm

Indian author Kritika Pandey declared overall winner of 2020 Commonwealth Short Story Prize

She won the prize for her short story ‘The Great Indian Tee and Snakes’.

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· Jun 30, 2020 · 11:03 pm

Raghuram Rajan’s ‘The Third Pillar’ on FT and McKinsey & Company’s shortlist for business book award

The award recognises and honours the books that provide the ‘most compelling and enjoyable insight into modern business issues’.

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· Sep 16, 2019 · 11:07 pm

Playwright and journalist Annie Zaidi wins Nine Dots Prize worth $100,000 for her essay

Zaidi’s book based on her essay titled ‘Bread, Cement, Cactus’ will be published by Cambridge University Press in May 2020.

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· May 29, 2019 · 02:16 pm

Tulika Publishers wins International Excellence Award at London Book Fair

Meanwhile, The Konyaks: Last of the Tattooed Headhunters, a book by Phejin Konyak, won the Silver Award in the photo books category.

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· Mar 14, 2019 · 10:04 pm

‘Jasmine Days’ by Benyamin, a novel in translation, wins the Rs 25-lakh JCB Prize for Literature

Five novels, two of them translations, were in the running.

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· Oct 24, 2018 · 10:30 pm

Lawyer Gautam Bhatia, writer Mimi Mondal nominated for 2018 Hugo Award

The award recognises the best works in science fiction and fantasy literature.

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· Apr 01, 2018 · 02:48 pm

Amitav Ghosh, Jerry Pinto and Namita Gokhale on the shortlist for the Crossword Book Jury Awards

Currently in its 15th edition, the award recognises authors in four categories of writing – fiction, non-fiction, children’s books and translations.

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· Dec 20, 2017 · 07:29 pm