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.
“We 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,” said Parida, as per KLF's press release.
The complete list of the awardees is given below:
KLF Non-fiction Book Award 2022:
ENGLISH
-Sanjeev Sanyal’s- Revolutionaries: The Other Story of How India Won its Freedom (HarperCollins)
-Akshaya Mukul’s- Writer, Rebel, Soldier, Lover: The Many Lives of Agyeya (Penguin)
HINDI
-Kailash Satyarthi’s - Tum Pehle Kyon Nahi Aaye –(Rajakamal Prakasahn Samuh)
-Akhilesh’s - AKS – (Setu Prakashan Samuh)
KLF Fiction Book Award 2022:
ENGLISH
-Navtej Sarna’s Crimson Spring (Aleph Book Company)
HINDI
-Pravin Kumar’s Amar Desva (Radhakrishna Prakashan/ Rajakamal Prakashan Samuh)
KLF Poetry Book Award 2022
ENGLISH
-Ranjit Hoskote’s - Hunchprose (Penguin)
HINDI
-Pankaj Chaturvedi’s -Aakash Mein Ardhachandra (Rukh Prakashan)
KLF Business Book Award 2022
-Piyush Pandey’s Open House (Penguin)
KLF First Book Award 2022
-Farah Bashir’s - Rumours of Spring (HarperCollins)
-Sumit Sharma Sameer’s Wake Up Ali…Wake Up Now (Fiction, Vitasta)
- Pradeep Baishakh Faces of Inequality : Stories of the poor and underprivileged from India’s grassroots- (Notion Press)
KLF Women/Dalit/Tribal/Minorities Literature Award 2021-22
-Machhliyan Gayengi Ek Din Pandumgeet- Poonam Vasam (Vani Prakashan)
KLF Children Book Award 2022
-Zarin Virji’s - Gopal’s Gully (Penguin)
KLF Lifestyle/Biography/Environment & Emerging Trend Book Award
- Bimal Prasad & Sujata Prasad’s, The Dream of Revolution: A Biography of Jayaprakash Narayan (Penguin)
- Hindol Sengupta’s 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)
KLF Book in Translation Award 2022
-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)
KLF Bhasha Book Award 2022
-Nepali: Ranjana Niraula- Anubhuti Ko Awataran – Kathmandu- Nepal (Shikha Books)
-Maithili: Mahendra Malangia’s- Dak, Ghagh aa Bhaddari (Malangia Arts), New Delhi
-Kannada: SREENIVASA MURTHY N S.’s Shilpakala Devaaalayakke Daari – Kamla Enteprises, Bangalore
-Odia: KamlaKant Mohapatra’s- Bou Hajila O Milia- 4Corners, Bhubneshwar
-Malayalam: KR Meera- Qabar
