New Delhi:
Kalinga Sahitya Utsav (KLF) has announced the names of shortlist books for the fourth annual KLF Book Awards. This year’s last shortlist includes the names of the winners of various categories and the names of their books. All these books show excellent literary achievements in various genres such as fiction, non-story, poetry, child literature, business, translation and first published works. KLF is one of the major literary festivals of India, which aim to honor literary excellent. KLF is held every year in Bhubaneswar, the capital of Odisha.
Winners will get a reward of 1-1 lakh
These awards will be given in 6 Hindi categories and 7 categories of English. The winner of every book category will be given a prize money of 1 lakh. The award ceremony will be held on 15 February 2025 at India International Center (IIC), New Delhi.
This shortlist shows the commitment of KLF that promotes open exchange, diversity and inclusion of ideas through literature. KLF honors impressive creations that not only show literary excellence but also encourage social awareness, critical thinking and dialogue. These works are going to inspire us new and give a message of unity by adding various cultures and ideas. At the same time, they also motivate us to think about burning issues.
This year’s Hindi shortlist books
- Writer Anant Vijay’s ‘Over the Top: OTT’s illusion’
- Vimal Chandra Pandey’s ‘Dashashwamedh’
- ‘Hindi Renaissance of Garima Srivastava: History, Galp and Women’s Prayer’
- Nilesh Mishra’s ‘twenty postcards from village’
- Kabir Sanjay’s ‘Godavan: Peacock Angana Ki Son Chiraiya’
- Yatish Kumar’s ‘Borsi’ Past on the past ‘
- Manisha Kulshrestha’s ‘Vanya’
- Prabhat Ranjan’s ‘Kisagram’
- Bhagwandas Morwal’s ‘Kansa’
- Sarvesh Tiwari ‘Srimukh’ ‘Purnahuti’
- Goddess Prasad Mishra’s ‘Koi Hai who’
This year’s English shortlist books
- ‘The Girl with the Seven Lives’ of Vikas Swaroop
- Upamanyu Chatterjee’s “Lorenzo Surches for the Meaning of Life”
- Dr. Vikram Sampat’s “Tipu Sultan: The Saga of Mysore ‘S Interringum (1760-1799)
- Manu S. Pillai’s “Gods, Guns and Missionaries: The Making of the Modern Hindu Identity”
- Somnath Batabyal’s ‘Red River’
- Tania James’s ‘Loot’
- Dilip Sinha’s ‘Imperial Games in Tibet’
- ‘The Diary of Manu Gandhi (1946–1948)’ of Trideep Suharud (1946-1948)
- Memorial Swain’s’ Digital Fortunes: A Value Investor ‘S Guide to the New Economy’
- Ravi Chaudhary’s “Capitalism to Peepalism”
These shortlists show the objective of the KLF Book Awards, which is dedicated to honoring diverse fabrics of rich stories. The KLF Book Awards is not only a honor, but a celebration of the permanent power of literature, which adds, inspires and converts.
