The Banaras Lit Fest has found out the longlist for its particularly predicted Banaras Lit Fest ebook Awards 2025, recognising the greatest works in indian literature throughout a couple of genres and languages.

The awards honour each authors and translators for his or her amazing contributions to the literary world, showcasing the vibrancy and diversity of contemporary indian writing.

The longlist functions a stellar collection of literary works, which include fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and translations, from each properly-mounted authors and rising voices. The wide-ranging categories, along with the rabindranath tagore Award for Translation, sarvepalli radhakrishnan Award for Non-Fiction, Ruskin Bond Award for Fiction, and Kabir Award for Poetry, mirror the festival's commitment to celebrating India's literary horizon.

Rabindranath Tagore Award For Translation

hearth chicken- Perumal Murugan (Translated from tamil through janani Kannan, Penguin)

The Keeper of Desolation: testimonies- Chandan Pandey (Translated from hindi by means of Sayari Debnath, HarperCollins)

I Named My Sister Silence- Manoj Rupda (Translated from hindi via Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar, Eka, Westland Books)

Sakina's Kiss- vivek Shanbhag (Translated from kannada via Srinath Perur, Penguin)

Sawaneh-i-Delhi: Biography of Delhi- mirza Ahmad Akhtar Gorgani (Translated from urdu through Ather Farouqui, Roli Books)

Boy, Unloved- Damodar Mauzo (Translated from Konkani by way of Jerry Pinto, speaking Tiger)

The fatherland's an Ocean- Mir Taqi Mir (Translated from urdu by Ranjit Hoskote, Penguin)

The Yellow Sparrow: Memoir of a Transgender female- Santa Khurai (Translated from manipuri via Rubani Yumkhaibam, speaking Tiger)

The Nemesis- Manoranjan Byapari (Translated from bengali with the aid of V. Ramaswamy, Eka, Westland)

how to love in Sanskrit- Translated via anusha Rao and suhas Mahesh, HarperCollins

Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Award For Non-Fiction

Tripping Down the Ganga: A Son's Exploration of religion- siddharth Kapila, speaking Tiger

hearth on the Ganges: existence among lifeless in Banaras- radhika Iyengar, Fourth property (HarperCollins)

How prime Ministers decide- Neerja Chowdhury, Aleph

Gilded Cage: Years that Made and Unmade Kashmir- sandeep Bamzai, Rupa

Bharat rising: Dharma, Democracy and international relations- Utpal Kumar, BlueOne Ink

The Day I became a Runner- Sohini Chattopadhyay, Fourth estate (HarperCollins)

The Jannayak Karpoori Thakur: Voice of the voiceless- Santosh Singh & Aditya Anmol, Penguin

Iru: The amazing life of Irawati Karve- Urmilla Deshpande & Thiago Pinto Barbosa, talking Tiger

Tipu Sultan: The Saga of Mysore's Interregnum (1760-1799)- vikram Sampath, antique Books

The Notbook of Kabir: Thinner than water fiercer than hearth - Anand, Penguin Viking

Sarojini Naidu Award For Poetry

Mandalas of Time- Malashri Lal, Hawakal Publishers

To the moon and lower back: lifestyles, love and everything In-among- Maria Goretti, Om ebook worldwide

Nostalgia: Crafting a domestic within- Mahua Sen, crimson River

White Shirts of summer season: New and decided on Poems- Mamang Dai, talking Tiger

My body did not Come earlier than Me: Poems- Kuhu Joshi, talking Tiger

The remaining Time I saw You- akhil Katyal, HarperCollins

i'll Have It here: Poems- Jeet Thayil, HarperCollins

sweet Malida: reminiscences of a Bene israel female- Zilka Joseph, Mayapple Press

Yellow- Sukrita Paul Kumar, Sahitya Akademi

Eartha- Vinita Agrawal, Sahitya Akademi

Ruskin Bond Award For Fiction

The affected person in bed range 12- raj Kamal Jha, Penguin

Like Being Alive two times- Dharini Bhaskar, Penguin

Aunties of Vasant Kunj- Anuradha Marwah, Rupa

Deccan Queen: Take - Farrukh Dhondy, Om book worldwide

Autumn Blossoms- Gajra Kottary, Om book worldwide

Wayel Kati: the search of the Seven Guardians- Linthoi Chanu, Niyogi Books

the brand new New delhi e-book membership- radhika Swarup, Westland/Pratilipi

The Forgotten wife: The tale of Hidimbi and Bhim- madhavi Mahadevan, speakme Tiger

never by no means Land- Namita Gokhale, speaking Tiger

The woman Who Climbed trees- Smriti Ravindra, HarperCollins

Kabir Award For Poetry (Hindi)

कुछभीवैसानहीं- उमा शंकर चौधरी, राधा कृष्ण प्रकाशन

आत्मद्रोह- आर. चेतनक्रांति, राजकमल प्रकाशन

स्त्रीमुगल- पवन कारण, राजकमल प्रकाशन

फिरउगना- पार्वती तिर्की, राधा कृष्ण प्रकाशन

मुलाकातें- आलोक धन्वा, राजकमल प्रकाशन

कालमृगकीपीठपर- जितेंद्र श्रीवास्तव, वाणी प्रकाशन

नीलीबयाज़- अदनान कफिल दरवेश, राजकमल प्रकाशन

वक़्तज़रूरत- अविनाश मिश्र, राजकमल प्रकाशन

मोर्चेपरविदागीत- विहाग वैभव, राजकमल प्रकाशन

भाषामेंनहीं- सपना भट्ट, सेतु प्रकाशन

Mahadevi Verma Award For Translation (Hindi)

बरफमहल- थारयै वेसोस (अनुवाद: नीलाक्षी सिंह), सेतु प्रकाशन

आज़ादी- चित्रा बैनर्जी दिवाकरूणी (अनुवाद: नवेद अकबर), हार्पर हिंदी

चाकू- सलमान रुश्दी (अनुवाद: मंजीत ठाकुर), पेंगुइन हिंदी

कृष्णकीलीलाभूमि21वींसदीमेंवृंदावन- जॉन स्ट्रैटन हौली (अनुवाद: अशोक कुमार), राजकमल प्रकाशन

नयेभारतमेंदीमकलगीशहतीरें- परकाला प्रभाकर (अनुवाद: व्यालोक पाठक)

सतरंगीदस्तरख्वान- सुमना रॉय और कुणाल रे (अनुवाद: वंदना राग व गीत चतुर्वेदी), राजकमल प्रकाशन

ग्रेटकंचनासर्कस- विश्वास पाटिल (अनुवाद: रवि बुले), वाणी प्रकाशन

फकीरा- अण्णा भाऊ साठे (अनुवाद: उषा वैरागकर आठले), सेतु प्रकाशन

मौनराग- महेश एलकुंचवार (अनुवाद: निशिकांत ठकार), सेतु प्रकाशन

तीर्थंकरजैनधर्मपरsixty three विचार- देवदत्त पटनायक (अनुवाद: मिहिर नीलम जाजोदिया), हार्पर हिंदी

Premchand Award For Fiction (Hindi)

अगमबहैदरियाव- शिवमूर्ति, राजकमल प्रकाशन

अग्निकाल- युगल जोशी, पेंगुइन हिंदी

चिरंजीव- चंद्रकिशोर जायसवाल, राजकमल प्रकाशन

नि:शेष- मधुर कपिला, पेंगुइन हिंदी

हमनवाईनथी- तसनीम ख़ान, सेतु प्रकाशन

बैलकीआँख- संतोष दीक्षित, सेतु प्रकाशन

आउशवित्ज़: एकप्रेमकथा- गरिमा श्रीवास्तव, वाणी प्रकाशन

चक्काजाम- गौतम चौबे, राधाकृष्ण प्रकाशन

तृनधरिओट- अनामिका, वाणी प्रकाशन

विपश्यना- इंदिरा दांगी, भारतीय ज्ञानपीठ

Rahul Sankrityayan Award For Non-Fiction

गाय-गेकाकीऔरतें- जोराम तालाम नाबाम, राधा कृष्ण प्रकाशन

अल्लाहनामकीसियासत- हिलाल अहमद, सेतु प्रकाशन

इतिहासमेंअफ़वाह- शंभूनाथ, वाणी प्रकाशन

गार्जियनता- व्योमेश शुक्ल, रुख़ प्रकाशन

खोएहुएलोगोंकाशहर- अशोक भौमिक, सेतु पब्लिकेशन्स

हिंदीनवजागरण: इतिहास, गल्पऔरस्त्रीप्रश्न- गरिमा श्रीवास्तव, वाणी प्रकाशन

बोरसीभरआंच- यतीश कुमार, राधा कृष्ण प्रकाशन

मिथकोंसेविज्ञानतक- गौहर रज़ा, पेंगुइन प्रकाशन

शहरजोखोगया- विजय कुमार, सेतु प्रकाशन

अक्कमहादेवी- सुभाष राय, सेतु प्रकाशन

Deepak Madhok, President of the Banaras Lit Fest, expressed his delight inside the longlist, announcing, "we're proud to offer the longlist for the Banaras Lit Fest ebook Awards 2025, celebrating the range of indian literature throughout languages. these works embody the spirit of storytelling, translation, and cultural alternate that define our competition."

Brijesh Singh, Secretary of the Banaras Lit Fest, emphadata-sized the splendid expertise featured in the longlist, "The longlist for the Banaras Lit Fest book Awards 2025 showcases the great skills of writers and translators. we have acquired around 1,one hundred nominations from outstanding publishing homes and man or woman submissions. Our esteemed juries have taken on the immense challenge of carefully preparing this spectacular list. those books provide fresh perspectives and improve the literary global. We eagerly look forward to the shortlist statement on february ninth, 2025."

The shortlist for the Banaras Lit Fest e-book Awards 2025 can be announced on february nine, 2025, with the final winners to be discovered in the course of the curtain raiser event of the Banaras Lit Fest on february 23, 2025, at PHDCCI residence, New Delhi. Winners in each class will acquire a cash prize of Rs 51,000, in conjunction with a certificate and a trophy, during the pageant.

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