KLF Book Awards
The KLF Book Awards, founded in 2021, is a literary honor in India, presented and established by the Kalinga Literary Festival. The awards are given in various categories including fiction and non-fiction books, poetry, Hindi language books, books in translation, Bhasa first book, business and strategic affairs books, environmental books, biographical and autobiographical books, children books, sports, lifestyle and emerging trend books. History The KLF Book Awards was established in 2021 by the Kalinga Literary Festival. The awards for the years 2020-21 were announced in September 2021, and 47 authors were selected for the award. The awards are given in various categories including fiction and non-fiction books, poetry, Hindi language books, books in translation, Bhasa first book, business and strategic affairs books, environmental books, biographical and autobiographical books, children books, sports, lifestyle and emerging trend books. The purpose of the award, according to festival director Rashmi Ranjan Parida, is "to contribute to debates and discourses in the national and global public sphere and encourage more thoughtful, reflective, unique and inspiring contributions". The awards for 2020-21 will be awarded at Kalinga Literary Festival which is set to be held from 10 to 12 December 2021 in Bhubaneswar. List of winners 2020-21 KLF Fiction Book of the Year Award Undertow, Jahnavi Barua Betrayed by Hope: A Play on the Life of Michael Madhusudan Dutt, Namita Gokhale and Malashri Lal The Begum and the Dastan, Tarana Husain Khan The Vault of Vishnu, Ashwin Sanghi Undercover in Bandipore, Ashok Kaul KLF Non-fiction Book of the Year Award Princestan: How Nehru, Patel and Mountbatten Made India, Sandeep Bamzai The New World Disorder, Shashi Tharoor & Samir Saran Jugalbandi: The BJP Before Modi, Vinay Sitapati The Great Hindu Civilisation: Achievement, Neglect, Bias and the Way Forward, Pavan K Varma A Brief History of Mrdangam Makers, T M Krishna The Death Script, Ashutosh Bhardwaj Reporting India, Prem Prakash KLF Poetry Book of the Year Award A Poem a Day, Gulzar Kalidasa: Meghduta-The Cloud Messenger & Kalidasa: Ritusamhara-The Six Seasons (Jointly), Abhay K. From Castleford to Kathmandu, Greta Rana Anek Pal Aaur Mai, Basant Chaudhary KLF Hindi Book of the Year Award Khela, Neelakshi Singh Kulbhooshan Ka Naam Darj Kijiye, Alka Saraogi Ravi Katha: Andaaz-E-Bayan Urf Ravi Katha, Mamta Kalia Wah Ustad, Praveen Kumar Jha Ek Desh Barah Duniya, Shirish Khare KLF Book in Translation of the Year Award Estuary, Perumal Murugan, tr. Nandini Krishnan KLF Bhasa Award The Runaway Boy, Manoranjan Byapari KLF Debut Book Award I Am No Messiah, Sonu Sood and Meena Iyer KLF Business Book of the Year Award Getting Competitive: A Practitioner’s Guide for India, R. C. Bhargava Overdraft, Urjit Patel Pandemonium: The Great Indian Banking Tragedy, Tamal Bandyopadhyay KLF Diplomacy/Strategic Affairs Book of the Year Award The India Way: Strategies for an Uncertain World, S. Jaishankar Powershift: India-China Relations in a Multipolar World, Zorawar Daulet Singh Himalayan Challenge: India, China and the Quest for Peace, Subramanian Swamy KLF Environmental Book of the Year Award Hari Bhari Ummid& The Chipko Movement: A People's