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Kalinga Literary Festival Announces Shortlisted Titles (English) for the Annual KLF Book Awards
1. Acclaimed writers Manoj Mitta‘s Caste Pride: Battles for Equality in Hindu India, Amitav Ghosh’s ‘Smoke and Ashes: A Writer’s Journey through Opium’s Hidden Histories,’ Salman Rushdie’s ‘Victory City,’ Devika Rege’s ‘Quarterlife: A Novel,’ Ranjit Hoskote’s ‘Icelight,’ Gurcharan Das‘s Another Sort of Freedom and former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan’s ‘Breaking the Mould – Reimagining India’s Economic Future’ are among the titles selected for the shortlist of the KLF Book Awards (English).
2. The winner will be revealed on February 11, the final day of the literary festival in Bhubaneswar.
Kalinga Literary Festival Announces Shortlisted Titles for the Annual KLF Book Awards for 2024
New Delhi:
The Kalinga Literary Festival announces the shortlisted titles in English for its prestigious annual KLF Book Awards, showcasing a diverse range of literary works across various genres. The longlist, featuring fiction, nonfiction, poetry, business, children’s literature, translations, and debut works, represents the best of contemporary literature. The ultimate winners were announced on February 11, coinciding with the final day of the 10th Kalinga Literary Festival in Bhubaneswar.
This year’s shortlist includes notable works such as Manoj Mitta’s Caste Pride: Battles for Equality in Hindu India, Amitav Ghosh’s ‘Smoke and Ashes: A Writer’s Journey through Opium’s Hidden Histories,’ Salman Rushdie’s ‘Victory City,’ Devika Rege’s ‘Quarterlife: A Novel,’ Ranjit Hoskote’s ‘Icelight,’ Gurcharan Das’s Another Sort of Freedom and former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan’s ‘Breaking the Mould – Reimagining India’s Economic Future.’ These selections exemplify the rich tapestry of narratives that the KLF Book Awards aim to honor.
The KLF Book Awards are not just accolades but a celebration of the enduring power of literature to connect, inspire, and transform. As Mr. Rashmi Ranjan Parida, Founder and Director of Kalinga Literary Festival, eloquently states, “Literature is the mirror and the lamp of society – it reflects our realities and illuminates our dreams. At KLF, we strive to honor those literary works that challenge our perspectives, enrich our experiences, and elevate our understanding of the world and ourselves.”
The shortlists in each category and the eminent juries that decided the awards are as follows:
Here are the shortlisted books for this year’s Prize:
3rd KLF Book Awards (English)
(shortlist Announcement)Non-Fiction Sl. No. Book Name Author Publisher 1 Smoke and Ashes: A Writer’s Journey through Opium’s Hidden Histories Amitav Ghosh Fourth Estate India (HarperCollins Publishers India) 2 How Prime Ministers Decide Neerja Chowdhury Aleph Book Company 3 Caste Pride: Battles for Equality in Hindu India Manoj Mitta Context (Westland) 
Fiction Sl. No. Book Name Author Publisher 1 Victory City Salman Rushdie India Hamish Hamilton (Penguin Random House India) 2 This Is Salvaged: Stories Vauhini Vara Fourth Estate India (HarperCollins Publishers India) 3 Quarterlife: A Novel Devika Rege Fourth Estate India (HarperCollins Publishers India) 
Poetry Sl. No. Book Name Author Publisher 1 Icelight Ranjit Hoskote India Hamish Hamilton (Penguin Random House India) 2 My Invented Land: New and Selected Poems Robin S. Ngangom Speaking Tiger 3 Varavara Rao: A Life In Poetry Varavara Rao Vintage Books (Penguin Random House India) Debut Sl. No. Book Name Author Publisher 1 Hurda Atharva Pandit Bloomsbury India 2 The Day I Became a Runner: A Women’s History of India through the Lens of Sport Sohini Chattopadhyay Fourth Estate India (HarperCollins India) 3 Fire on the Ganges: Life Among the Dead in Banaras Radhika Iyengar Fourth Estate India (HarperCollins India) 
Children Sl. No. Book Name Author Publisher 1 When Fairyland Lost Its Magic Bijal Vachharajani, Rajiv Eipe Harper Children’s (HarperCollins India) 2 The People Of The Indus: And the Birth of Civilization in South Asia Nikhil Gulati, Jonathan Mark Kenoyer Penguin Random House India 3 Golden Tiger Mountain Ravi Kapoor, Nicholas Hoffland Harper Children’s (HarperCollins India) 
Business Sl. No. Book Name Author Publisher 1 Another Sort of Freedom Gurcharan Das India Allen Lane (Penguin Random House India) 2 Climate Capitalism: Winning the Global Race to Zero Emissions Akshat Rathi John Murray (Hachette UK) 3 Breaking the Mould: Reimagining India’s Economic Future Raghuram Rajan, Rohit Lamba Penguin Business 
Translation Sl. No. Book Name Author Publisher 1 Sakina’s Kiss Vivek Shanbhag (Author)Srinath Perur (Translator) Vintage Books (Penguin Random House India) 2 A Woman Burnt Imayam (Author)GJV Prasad (Translator) Simon & Schuster India 3 I Named My Sister Silence Manoj Rupda (Author)Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar (Translator) Eka (Westland)
It should be noted that on February 9-11, 2024 – The temple city of Bhubaneswar is poised to unfurl the timeless sagas of “Legends of Ancient Bharat and Beyond: Inspiring Lived Experience in the 21st Century.” Kalinga Literary Festival (KLF) is humbly set to embark on its 10th edition, knitting together a mosaic of diverse literary forms ranging from poetry and politics to art and athletics. The Festival’s beating heart, themed “Legends of Ancient Bharat and Beyond,” will pulse with the collective rhythm of over 400 esteemed speakers, including poets, musicians, artists, and performers. In a reverent celebration of our shared heritage, the festival aims to rekindle the flame of inspiration from our ancestors’ wisdom, demonstrating its profound relevance in today’s world.
