Book Award
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Mohamed Mbougar Sarr winning the oldest French literary prize is a landmark for African literature
The author of the 2021 Prix Goncourt-winning novel ‘The Most Secret Memory of Men’ is a young Senegalese writer who had moved to Paris to continue his studies.
Caroline D Laurent, The Conversation
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Why the Women’s Prize for Fiction is still relevant and necessary
The award is one way of ensuring that women’s stories are among those that are told and re-told.
Stacy Gillis, The Conversation
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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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Neeraj Chopra at Stockholm Diamond League as it happened: Rewrites national record, bags 2nd place
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The travelogue of an Indian maharaja who disliked China and loved Japan
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After losing Maharashtra, Shiv Sena tries hard to hold on to India’s richest civic body
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Why ex-servicemen in India don’t get many job offers after retiring from the armed forces
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Watch: True crime series ‘Indian Predator’ kicks off with case of Delhi serial killer
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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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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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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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Video
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Watch: Shiv Sena rebels in Goa break into dance as Eknath Shinde is announced as chief minister
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Watch: Male politicians in the UK try out vest that simulates hot flushes caused during menopause
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Watch: Sri Lankans continue to protest against fuel shortage, urge government to step down
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China: Crowds flock to swimming pools, buildings spray water from roofs as heat intensifies
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Watch: After Heathrow Airport, bags pile up at Canada’s Pearson Airport due to staff shortage
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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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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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‘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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The Reel
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‘Ek Villain Returns’ trailer: Arjun Kapoor and John Abraham in twisted love story
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Watch: Ron Howard’s ‘Thirteen Lives’ revisits the 2018 Thailand cave rescue
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‘Saas Bahu Achaar Pvt Ltd’ trailer: Amruta Subhash in show about pickles and empowerment
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Watch: True crime series ‘Indian Predator’ kicks off with case of Delhi serial killer
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‘Subtle nuances of human relationships’: Why Satyajit Ray adapted ‘Postmaster’ and ‘Samapti’
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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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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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