Writers such as Sanjeev Sanyal and Hindol Sengupta will be awarded for their books at the KLF Book Awards at the upcoming Kalinga Literary Festival (KLF).
Writers across several genres, such as fiction, non-fiction, environment, and biography, will be felicitated at the annual Kalinga Literary Festival (KLF) on February 24-26 in Bhubaneswar.
Writers such as Sanjeev Sanyal and Hindol Sengupta will be awarded for their books at the KLF Book Awards at the upcoming Kalinga Literary Festival (KLF).
The KLF is an annual literary festival that has expanded internationally as well. The upcoming edition will be held on February 24-26 at Swosti Premium Hotel, Bhubaneswar. The KLF Book Awards were introduced in the year 2021.
This year, the KLF Book Awards will be given in a number of categories, such as Non-fiction, Fiction Poetry Book, Book in Hindi language, Book in Translation, Bhasa First Book, Business Book, Envi-ronmental Book, Biography/Autobiography, Children Book, Sports Book, Lifestyle, and Emerging Trend Books.
Though KLF in Odisha is the flagship event of the organisers, their other events are Kalinga Literary Festival -Kathmandu, Mystic Kalinga Festival, Kandhamal Literary Festival, Maithili Literary Festival.
"Annual Kalinga Literary Festival and Mystic Kalinga Festival celebrates the creative spirit of India and commemorates the literary diversity it offers, bringing it in conversation with the best minds in the world of literature within and outside of Odisha and India. Authors, academics, policymakers, literary cultural, political and social activists, lawmakers, government officials, corporate leaders, spiritual thinkers, students and people from all walks of life immerse in the vibrant atmosphere of the festival and exchange opinions on their favourite authors and works," said a statement from the organisers.
Besides Sanyal and Sengupta, some of the others to be awarded at KLF Book Awards are Akshaya Mukul, Kailash Satyarthi, Pankaj Chaturvedi, Farah Bashir, Ranjana Niraula, and KR Meera.
Announcing the awards, KLF's Founder and Director Rashmi Ranjan Parida said the purpose of the KLF Book Awards is to contribute to debates and discourses in the national and global literary public sphere.
바카라We received hundreds of fantastic books and the jury members had a difficult time in choosing the best in each category. The path-breaking and thought-provoking contributions have been identified as best representatives in their respective categories. The objective of KLF Book Awards have been to contribute to debates and dis-courses in the national and global literary public sphere and encourage more reflective, thoughtful, and inspir-ing contributions. Dedicated sessions are planned on these books by the authors and erudite reviewers to enrich the literary and intellectual atmosphere at the Kalinga Literary Festival,바카라 said Parida, as per KLF's press release.
The complete list of the awardees is given below:
ENGLISH
-Sanjeev Sanyal바카라s- Revolutionaries: The Other Story of How India Won its Freedom (HarperCollins)
-Akshaya Mukul바카라s- Writer, Rebel, Soldier, Lover: The Many Lives of Agyeya (Penguin)
HINDI
-Kailash Satyarthi바카라s - Tum Pehle Kyon Nahi Aaye 바카라(Rajakamal Prakasahn Samuh)
-Akhilesh바카라s - AKS 바카라 (Setu Prakashan Samuh)
ENGLISH
-Navtej Sarna바카라s Crimson Spring (Aleph Book Company)
HINDI
-Pravin Kumar바카라s Amar Desva (Radhakrishna Prakashan/ Rajakamal Prakashan Samuh)
ENGLISH
-Ranjit Hoskote바카라s - Hunchprose (Penguin)
HINDI
-Pankaj Chaturvedi바카라s -Aakash Mein Ardhachandra (Rukh Prakashan)
-Piyush Pandey바카라s Open House (Penguin)
-Farah Bashir바카라s - Rumours of Spring (HarperCollins)
-Sumit Sharma Sameer바카라s Wake Up Ali바카라Wake Up Now (Fiction, Vitasta)
- Pradeep Baishakh Faces of Inequality : Stories of the poor and underprivileged from India바카라s grassroots- (Notion Press)
-Machhliyan Gayengi Ek Din Pandumgeet- Poonam Vasam (Vani Prakashan)
-Zarin Virji바카라s - Gopal바카라s Gully (Penguin)
- Bimal Prasad & Sujata Prasad바카라s, The Dream of Revolution: A Biography of Jayaprakash Narayan (Penguin)
- Hindol Sengupta바카라s Sing, Dance and Pray: The Inspirational Story of Srila Prabhupada Founder-Acharya of ISKCON (Penguin)
- Satyajit Ray Miscellany: On Life, Cinema, People & Much More (Penguin)
- Abhay K- The Book of Bihari Literature-Edited- (HarperCollins)
- Rama Shanker Singh - Nadi Putra- (Setu Prakashan Samuh)
-JADUNAMA: Javed Akhtar's Journey (English) by Arvind Mandloi Translated by Dr. Rakhshanda Jalil- (Amaryllis; Manjul)
- The Bride: The Maithili Classic Kanyadan By Harimohan Jha Translated by Lalit Kumar (HarperCollins)
-Nepali: Ranjana Niraula- Anubhuti Ko Awataran 바카라 Kathmandu- Nepal (Shikha Books)
-Maithili: Mahendra Malangia바카라s- Dak, Ghagh aa Bhaddari (Malangia Arts), New Delhi
-Kannada: SREENIVASA MURTHY N S.바카라s Shilpakala Devaaalayakke Daari 바카라 Kamla Enteprises, Bangalore
-Odia: KamlaKant Mohapatra바카라s- Bou Hajila O Milia- 4Corners, Bhubneshwar
-Malayalam: KR Meera- Qabar