Awards Over The Years

2023

CategoriesWinnersRunners Up
Publisher of the YearKalachuvadu PublicationsYoda Press
Illustrator of the YearShubham Lakhera (Nominated by Room to Read India)Suha Riyaz Khopatkar (Nominated by People Place Project)
Editor of the YearSayantan Ghosh (Simon & Schuster India)Ishita Gupta (Yoda Press)
Book Cover of the Year(Children’s Books)Samar Bansal, for his design of the cover of The Vanguards of Azad Hind, illustrated by Mohith O, and published by Penguin Random House India.Rohina Thapar, for her design of the cover of Abanindranath’s House of Stories, published by Art1st and KNMA.
Book Cover of the Year(Indian Languages)Sudhakar Darbe, for his design of the cover of Kere Dada, published by Bahuroopi.Wasim Helal, with calligraphy by Nikheel Aphale, for his design of the cover of Krantikari: Bharat ke Swatantrata Sangram ki Ek Alag Kahani, published by HarperCollins Publishers India.
Book Cover of the Year(English)Nori Norbhu, for her design of the cover of The Keepers of Knowledge: Writings from Mizoram, published by Zubaan Books.Akila Sesshasayee, for her design of the cover of Dust on the Throne: The Search for Buddhism in Modern India, published by Navayana.
Printed Children’s Book of the Year (Ages 0-8)Who’s Afraid of Z? Not Me! by Lubaina Bandukwala, illustrated by Allen Shaw, and published by HarperCollins Publishers IndiaThe Girl Who Loved Words: Mahesweta Devi by Lavanya Karthik, published by Penguin Random House India.
Printed Children’s Book of the Year (Ages 8+)Our Beautiful World by Bibek Bhattacharya, illustrated by Joanna Davala, and published by Pratham BooksLost in Translation, by Jyoti Shinoli, illustrated by Tanvi Parulkar, published by Karadi Tales
Printed Book Of the Year(Indian Languages)Mera Business Meri Kahani, by Vishwajoyoti Ghosh, Shrutika Mathur, and Nishtha Vadehra, published by Yoda PressZindagi Kaise Jiyein, by Ruskin Bond, translated by D. K. Gupta, published by HarperCollins Publishers India
Printed Book(Art, Illustration and Photography)Paachakam: Heritage Cuisine of Kerala, by Sabita Radhakrishna, published by Roli BooksMeera Mukherjee: Breaking Moulds, by Vaishali Shroff, illustrated by Shivam Chaudhary, published by Art1st and KNMA
Printed Book Of the Year(English)Marginlands, by Arati Kumar-Rao, published by Pan Macmillan IndiaIndependence, by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, published by HarperCollins Publishers India

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2022

CategoriesWinnersRunners Up
Publisher of the YearAleph Book Co.Roli Books
Illustrator of the YearPrashant SoniSanket Pethkar
Editor of the YearElizabeth Kuruvilla (Penguin Random House India)Radhika Marwah (Penguin Random House India)
Book Cover of the Year(Indian Languages)Paramita Brahmachari, for her design of the cover of Nishite Pawa Desh, published by Jadavpur University Press.Anil Aahuja, for his design of the cover of Pariyon Ke Beech, published by Rajkamal Prakashan.
Book Cover of the Year(English)Akangksha Sarmah, for her design of the cover of Hungry Humans, published by Penguin Random House India.Akila Sesshasayee, for her design of the cover of Land, Guns, Caste, Woman: The Memoir of a Lapsed Revolutionary, published by Navayana.
Printed Children’s Book of the Year (Ages 0-8)Dugga, authored and illustrated by Rajiv Eipe, published by Pratham Books.Aai and I, by Mamta Nainy, illustrated by Sanket Pethkar. Published by Pickle Yolk Books.
Printed Children’s Book of the Year (Ages 8+)It’s Time to Rhyme: Poems for Kids of All Ages, by Shobha Tharoor Srinivasan. Illustrated by Priya Kuriyan and published by Aleph Book Company.Pinkoo Shergill Pastry Chef by Vibha Batra. Illustrated by Shamika Chaves and published by Scholastic India.
Printed Book Of the Year(Indian Languages)Mahaparbat : Ek Kahani Hamare Daur Ki, by Amitv Ghosh, published by HarperCollins Publishers India.Madras 1726 by Benjamin Schultze (Edited and Translated by K. Subashini), published by Kalachuvadu Publications.
Printed Book(Art, Illustration and Photography)Indian Botanical Art: An Illustrated History, by Martyn Rix, published by Roli Books.Mumbai : A City Through Objects – 101 Stories from the Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum by Anahita Dhondy, published by HarperCollins Publishers India.
Printed Book Of the Year(English)Improvised Futures: Encountering the Body in Performance, edited by Ranjana Dave, published by Tulika Books, in association with West Heavens, Shanghai.Born a Muslim: Some Truths about Islam in India, by Ghazala Wahab, published by Aleph Book Co & In the Language of Remembering : The Inheritance of Partition, by Aanchal Malhotra, published by HarperCollins Publishers India

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2021

CategoriesWinners
Publisher of the YearHarperCollins Publishers India Limited
Bookstore of the YearEureka Books
Illustrator of the YearArchana Sreenivasan
Editor of the YearRicha Burman
Book Cover of the Year(Indian Languages)Jeevan ki Bahaar
Book Cover of the Year(English)Intimate City
Printed Children’s Book of the Year (Ages 0-8)When Adil Speaks, Words Dance
Printed Children’s Book of the Year (Ages 8+)They made what/They found what
Printed Book Of the Year(Indian Languages)Biplabi Rashbehari Bose o Japan
Printed Book Of the Year(English)Sebastian and Sons
Printed Book(Art, Illustration and Photography)Still Life

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2020

CategoriesWinners
Publisher of the YearAleph Book Company
Illustrator of the YearVishnu M Nair
Editor of the YearRahul Soni
Book Cover of the Year(Indian Languages)Dopehri
Book Cover of the Year(English)Moustache
Printed Children’s Book of the Year (Ages 0-8)Snip
Printed Children’s Book of the Year (Ages 8+)Inside a Dark Box
Printed Book Of the Year(Indian Languages)Dopehri
Printed Book Of the Year(English)Cities and Canopies: Trees in Indian Cities
Illustrated Book of the YearWords From My Window

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2019

CategoriesWinners
Publisher of the YearDuckbill Books
Book Cover of the Year(Children’s)A Very Naughty Bear
Book Cover of the Year(Indian Languages)Raag Pahadi
Book Cover of the Year(English)Mushtaq Hussain’s Darbari
Printed Children’s Book of the Year (Ages 0-8)Nani’s Walk to the Park
Printed Children’s Book of the Year (Ages 8+)Machher Jhol
Printed Book Of the Year(Indian Languages)M F Husain – Kala ka Karmyogi
Printed Book Of the Year(English)A Respectable Woman
Illustrated Book of the YearVivan Sundaram Is Not a Photographer: The Photographic Work of Vivan Sundaram

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2018

CategoriesWinners
Publisher of the YearKalachuvadu Publications Pvt Ltd
Bookstore of the YearTrilogy Library and Bookstore
Illustrator of the YearSonali Zohra
Editor of the YearPremanka Goswami
Book Cover of the Year(Indian Languages)Peruvali
Book Cover of the Year(English)Centrepiece
Children’s Book of the YearA Book for Puchku;Salim Mamoo and Me
Printed Book Of the Year(Indian Languages)Janamaru Marana
Printed Book Of the Year(English)Sair-ul-Manazil
Illustrated Book of the YearThe Konyaks: Last of the Tattooed Headhunters

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2017

CategoriesWinners
Publisher of the YearPratham Books
Bookstore of the YearAkshardhara Book Gallery, Pune
Editor of the YearPremanka GoswamiShantanu Rau Choudhury
Book Cover of the Year(Indian Languages)Achanak Ek Kavita
Book Cover of the Year(English)How I Became a Tree
Children’s Book of the Year(English)When I Grow Up I Want to be a Tiger
Children’s Book of the Year(Indian Languages)Mujhe Ghar Mil Gaya
Printed Book Of the Year(Indian Languages)Adhyathma Ramayanam Kilippattu (Palm Leaf Innovations)
Printed Book Of the Year(English)Invisible Libraries
Illustrated Book of the YearRehearsing Freedom

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2016

CategoriesWinners
Publisher of the YearYoda Press
Bookstore of the YearWalking BookFairs
Book Cover of the YearKalkatta
Children’s Book of the YearBook of Beasts: An A to Z Rhyming Bestiary
Printed Book Of the Year(Indian Languages)Hoshiarpur Aur Anya Kavitayein
Printed Book Of the Year(English)Narratives for Indian Modernity: The Aesthetic of Brij Mohan Anand
Digital Book of the YearJadav and the Tree-Place

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2015

CategoriesWinners
Publisher of the YearHarperCollins Publishers India Limited
Bookstore of the YearRachna Books
Book Cover of the YearThe Sibius Knot
Children’s Book of the YearDisaibon Hul
Printed Book Of the YearA Clutch of Indian Masterpieces:Extraordinary Short Stories from the 19th Century to the Present
Digital Book of the YearKorma, Kheer and Kismet
Publishing Innovation of the YearDonate-a-book

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2014

CategoriesWinners
Publisher of the YearTulika Publishers
Bookstore of the YearLiterati
Printed Book Of the YearProject Cinema City
Digital Book of the YearToo Much Noise
Publishing Innovation of the YearPratham Books

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