Sandeep Bamzai’s latest book ‘Princestan: How Nehru, Patel and Mountbatten Made India’ bags KLF award

New Delhi, Sep 8 : Kalinga Literary Festival (KLF) has announced KLF Book Awards 2020-21 in various categories — Non-fiction, Fiction, Poetry, Hindi, book in Translation , Bhasa First book, Business, Strategic Affairs, Environmental, Biography/Autobiography, Children Book, Sports, Life Style and Emerging Trend and others & others.In the non-fiction category, the books selected include IANS Editor-in-Chief and CEO Sandeep Bamzais ‘Princestan: How Nehru, Patel and Mountbatten Made India (Rupa Publications), Shashi Tharoor & Samir Sarans ‘The New World Disorder (Aleph Book Company), Vinay Sitapatis Jugalbandi: The BJP Before Modi (Penguin Viking-Penguin Random House India), Pavan K.

Varmas ‘The Great Hindu Civilisation: Achievement, Neglect, Bias and the Way Forward (Westland), T.M.Krishnas ‘A Brief History of Mrdangam Makers (Context, Westland), Ashutosh Bhardwajs ‘The Death Script (HarperCollins India) and Prem Prakashs ‘Reporting India (Ebury Press, Penguin Random House India).These awards are for the years 2020 and 2021.

In the fiction category, the five books include -- Jahnavi Baruahs ‘Undertow (Penguin Random House India), Namita Gokhale and Malashri Lals "Betrayed by Hope: A Play on the Life of Michael Madhusudan Dutt (HarperCollins India), Tarana Husain Khans ‘The Begum and the Dastan (Tranquebar, Westland), Ashwani Sanghis The Vault of Vishnu (Westland) and Ashok Kauls Undercover in Bandipore (Vitasta Publishing Pvt Ltd).The five books for the Poetry Book of the Year Award are: Gulzars A Poem a Day (HarperCollins India), Abhay Ks ‘Kalidasa: Meghaduta-The Cloud Messenger & "Kalidasa: Ritusamhara-The Six Seasons" (Jointly), (Bloomsbury), Greta Ranas ‘From Castleford to Kathmandu (Vajra Books), Basant Chaudharys ‘Anek Pal aaur Mai (Vani Prakashan).For the Hindi Book of the Year Award, five books including Neelakshi Singhs "Khela", (Setu Prakashan), Alka Saraogis Kulbhooshan Ka Naam Darj Kijiye, (Vani Prakashan), Mamta Kalias Ravi Katha: Andaaz-E-Bayan Urf Ravi Katha (Vani Prakashan), Praveen Kumar Jhas Wah Ustad (Rajpal & Sons), Shirish Khares ‘Ek Desh Barah Duniya (Rajpal & Sons) have been selected.Perumal Murugans Estuary"-Translated by Nandini Krishnan (Eka, Westland) has been selected for the KLF Book in Translation of the Year Award.

For KLF Bhasa Award, Manoranjan Byaparis The Runaway Boy (Eka, Westland) has been selected.The KLF Debut Book Award 2020-21 is for Sonu Sood & Meena Iyers I am no Messiah (Penguin eBury Press).

For the KLF Business Book of the Year Award, R C Bhargavas ‘Getting Competitive: A Practitioners Guide for India (HarperCollins India), Urjit Patels ‘Overdraft (HarperCollins India), and Tamal Bandyopadhyays Pandemonium: The Great Indian Banking Tragedy (Roli Books) have been selected.Titles selected for the KLF Diplomacy/Strategic Affairs Book of the Year Award 2020-21 include S.Jaishankars The India Way: Strategies for an Uncertain World (HarperCollins India), Zorawar Daulet Singhs ‘Powershift: India-China Relations in a Multipolar World(Pan Macmillan) and Subramanian Swamys Himalayan Challenge: India, China and the Quest for Peace (Rupa Publications).Books selected for the KLF Environmental Book of the Year Award 2020-21 include Shekhar Pathaks ‘Hari Bhari Ummid (Vani Prakashan), The Chipko Movement: A Peoples History, (Permanent Black) and Amitav Ghoshs ‘Jungle Nama (Fourth Estate India- HarperCollins India).KLF Women/Dalit/Tribal/Minorities Literature Award 2020-21 include Gopinath Mohantys Harijan: A Novel -translated by Bikram Das (Aleph Book Company), Sudarshan Ramabadran and Guru Prakash Paswans ‘Makers of Modern Dalit History (Penguin Random House India), ‘A Plate of White Marble (Shwet Patharer Thala) by BaniBasu (Translated by Nandini Guha, Niyogi Books), Pradeep Srivastavs Ramvilas Paswan: Sankalp, Sahas aur Sangharsh ( Penguin Random House India) and Shafey Kidwais ‘Sir Syed Ahmad Khan: Reason, Religion and Nation (Routledge).Titles selected for the KLF Biography/Autobiography Book of the Year Award include Tenzin Geyche Tethongs His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama: An Illustrated Biography (Roli Books), Gopalkrishna Gandhis ‘Restless as Mercury: My Life as a Young Man Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Aleph Book Company),Yatindra Mishras Akhtari: The Life and Music of Begum Akhtar (HarperCollins India), Rasheed Kidwais Bharat Ke Pradhan Mantri (Rajkamal Prakashan) and John Zubrzyckis ‘The House of Jaipur: The Inside Story of Indias Most Glamorous Royal Family (Juggernaut).The two titles selected for KLF Children Book of the Year Award include Ruskin Bonds ‘Miracle at Happy Bazaar: My Best Stories for Children (Aleph Book Company), Sudha Murthys ‘Grandparents Bag of Stories (Puffin, Penguin Random House India).Ramachandra Guhas The Commonwealth of Cricket(HarperCollins India) has been selected for the KLF Sports Book of the Year Award.

Rujuta Diwekars Eating in the Age of Dieting, (Westland) has been selected for the KLF Lifestyle & Emerging Trend Book Award.The winners will be felicitated and awarded during the annual Kalinga Literary Festival (KLF), scheduled to be held from December 10 to 12 at Bhubaneswar.

"KLF Book Awards jury members have chosen the best thought provoking contributions across different categories published during 2020-21.The objective is to contribute to debates and discourses in the national and global public sphere and encourage more thoughtful, reflective, unique and inspiring contributions.

There will be dedicated sessions on these books by the authors and erudite reviewers to enrich the intellectual discussion at Kalinga Literary Festival," said Rashmi Ranjan Parida, Founder and Director of Kalinga Literary Festival.