Bank of Baroda Rashtrabhasha Samman Award is the newest literature prize in India
1 year, 7 months ago

Bank of Baroda Rashtrabhasha Samman Award is the newest literature prize in India

The Hindu  

Announcing nominations for a newly instituted literary prize for Hindi translations of books written in Indian languages, the Bank of Baroda Rashtrabhasha Samman Award 2023 has become the latest entrant to the club that has grown rapidly over the past 15 years. Mita Kapur, literary director of the JCB Prize for Literature, says the focus of the award is to recognise excellence in contemporary fiction, giving equal weight to translations. Recognising translations The Bank of Baroda Rashtrabhasha Samman Award will be presented to both the author of the original work and its Hindi translator. Bank of Baroda MD and CEO Sanjiv Chadha says the award offers a national platform to talented Indian writers from different parts of the country, giving a boost to Indian language literature, and encouraging literary translations.

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Upamanyu Chatterjee’s book wins JCB Prize
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Upamanyu Chatterjee’s book wins JCB Prize

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Lorenzo Searches for the Meaning of Life by Upamanyu Chatterjee published by Speaking Tiger Books has been announced the winner of the 2024 JCB Prize for Literature, and awarded the 25-lakh rupee prize. The coveted trophy, which is a sculpture by Delhi artist duo, Thukral and Tagra, titled “Mirror Melting”, was awarded to Upamanyu Chatterjee. The prestigious award …

Bulldozer demolitions: Writers, translators condemn JCB for 'blatant hypocrisy'
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Bulldozer demolitions: Writers, translators condemn JCB for 'blatant hypocrisy'

The Hindu  

Over a hundred writers, poets and publishers have come out with an open letter condemning JCB, the British bulldozer manufacturer and organiser of a literature prize, for allegedly “uprooting” the lives of poor and marginalised in India as well as Palestine. Signed by the likes of poet-critic K. Satchidanandan, poet-publisher Asad Zaidi, Adivasi poet Jacinta Kerketta, poet-novelist Meena Kandasamy and …

JCB Prize Shortlist Unveiled: Five Novels in Running for the 2024 Award
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JCB Prize Shortlist Unveiled: Five Novels in Running for the 2024 Award

Live Mint  

The 2024 JCB Prize for Literature shortlist has been announced, featuring five novels and one debut work by an Indian author. The winner will receive a cash prize of ₹25 lakh, while the translator of the winning entry will receive a cash prize of ₹10 lakh. Each author on the list receives ₹1 lakh, and if the shortlisted piece is …

Jnanpith honour for Gulzar and Sanskrit scholar Jagadguru Rambhadracharya
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Jnanpith honour for Gulzar and Sanskrit scholar Jagadguru Rambhadracharya

The Hindu  

February 17, 2024 05:01 pm | Updated 11:02 pm IST - New Delhi Celebrated Urdu poet and Bollywood writer and director Gulzar and Sanskrit scholar Jagadguru Rambhadracharya have been selected for the Jnanpith award, considered by many to be the country’s highest literary honour. “It has been decided to give the award to eminent writers from two languages: Sanskrit litterateur …

The JCB Prize longlist, Gautam Bhatia on the judiciary, Ranjit Hoskote’s poems and more - The Hindu
1 year, 4 months ago

The JCB Prize longlist, Gautam Bhatia on the judiciary, Ranjit Hoskote’s poems and more - The Hindu

The Hindu  

Welcome to this edition of The Hindu on Books Newsletter. In reviews, we read Gautam Bhatia’s book on the judiciary between 2014 and 2023, Ulbe Bosma’s history of sugar, Ranjit Hoskote’s new collection of poems, Amrit Mathur’s tales from the Indian cricket dressing room and more. Books of the week In his preface to Unsealed Covers: A Decade of the …

Sahitya Akademi releases winners’ list
2 years ago

Sahitya Akademi releases winners’ list

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The ‘Sahitya Akademi Award’ for 2022 will be given to Anuradha Roy for English Literature, Badri Narayan for Hindi Literature and Praveen Bandekar for Marathi Literature. HT Image Roy won the award for her novel, ‘All the Lives We Never Lived’, Bandekar secured the award for his novel ‘Ujavya Sondechya Bahulya’ and Narayan won this award for his poetry …

JCB Prize for Literature 2022: 6 translations on the long list
2 years, 4 months ago

JCB Prize for Literature 2022: 6 translations on the long list

Live Mint  

More than half of The JCB Prize for Literature 2022's long list features translations from various languages of the subcontinent into English. The JCB Prize for Literature is one of the biggest literary awards in India and its first winner, in 2018, was also a book in translation – Jasmine Days, a Malayalam novel by Benyamin, translated by Shahnaz Habib. …

Will the International Booker Prize win for ‘Tomb of Sand’ change much for Indian language writers?
2 years, 6 months ago

Will the International Booker Prize win for ‘Tomb of Sand’ change much for Indian language writers?

The Hindu  

Published : Jun 12, 2022 18:00 IST Many of our magnificent Mughal tombs have one thing in common—they stand in the centre of a large square garden divided into four neat quarters, the Char Bagh. Now that the stardust seems to be settling around the award of the International Booker Prize to Tomb of Sand, the English translation by Daisy …

Debuts and translations make up the JCB Prize 2021 shortlist
3 years, 3 months ago

Debuts and translations make up the JCB Prize 2021 shortlist

Live Mint  

Three debut novelists and two acclaimed Malayalam writers are the contenders for India's richest prize for literary fiction this year. The jury of the JCB Prize for literature, which confers ₹25 lakh on the winner, announced its shortlist of five titles on Monday, two of which are translations into English. Awarded each year to a work of fiction by an …

Award for 'Chomana Dudi' in Sanskrit
3 years, 4 months ago

Award for 'Chomana Dudi' in Sanskrit

The Hindu  

Chomasya Dhakka, which is the Sanskrit translation of Jnanpith award winner Kota Shivaram Karanth’s Kannada novel Chomana Dudi, has been selected for the Grantha Puraskara 2019 by Karnataka Sanskrit University, Bengaluru. The Sanskrit version published by Manipal Universal Press under its Indian Literature in Translation Series has already caught the attention of scholars in the field of Sanskrit Studies, a …

Debut writers, translations rule the JCB Prize longlist 2021
3 years, 4 months ago

Debut writers, translations rule the JCB Prize longlist 2021

Live Mint  

Debut novelists and fiction in translation dominate the the longlist of the 2021 JCB Prize for Literature, which was announced on Monday. Selected by a panel of five judges—author and translator Sara Rai ; designer and art historian Annapurna Garimella; author and translator Shahnaz Habib; journalist and editor Prem Panicker; and writer and podcaster Amit Varma—six of the ten entries …

Malayalam writer S Hareesh wins the ₹25 lakh JCB Prize for Literature 2020
4 years, 2 months ago

Malayalam writer S Hareesh wins the ₹25 lakh JCB Prize for Literature 2020

Live Mint  

Malayalam writer S Hareesh won the ₹25 lakh JCB Prize for Literature 2020 for his first novel Moustache, translated by Jayasree Kalathil. Popular with Malayalam readers for his experimental prose, Moustache, Hareesh's first novel in translation, by HarperCollins India. The JCB Prize for Literature 2020 shortlist included three debut novels among the titles to make it to the final five. …

Atta Galatta Book Prize 2020 longlist announced for fiction and non-fiction; Bombay Balchão, Hijab among nominees
4 years, 2 months ago

Atta Galatta Book Prize 2020 longlist announced for fiction and non-fiction; Bombay Balchão, Hijab among nominees

Firstpost  

12 fiction and 10 non-fiction titles were longlisted in separate categories for the Atta Galatta prizes in English-language writing. The longlist for the Atta Galatta–Bangalore Literature Festival Book Prize was announced today. The 2020 fiction longlist includes: Bombay Balchão by Jane Borges Chorashastra by VJ James, translated by Morley J Nair Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anappara …

JCB Prize for Literature 2019 longlist announced; Perumal Murugan, Roshan Ali among selected novelists
5 years, 4 months ago

JCB Prize for Literature 2019 longlist announced; Perumal Murugan, Roshan Ali among selected novelists

Firstpost  

The longlist of JCB Prize for Literature 2019 comprises an eclectic mix of four women and six men including both debutants and experienced novelists. The longlist for this year’s JCB Prize for Literature has been announced. The novels by Roshan Ali, Amrita Mahale, Mukta Sathe and Madhuri Vijay are all debut entries The jury panel for this year includes filmmaker …

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