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2023
| Categories | Winners | Runners Up |
|---|---|---|
| Publisher of the Year | Kalachuvadu Publications | Yoda Press |
| Illustrator of the Year | Shubham Lakhera (Nominated by Room to Read India) | Suha Riyaz Khopatkar (Nominated by People Place Project) |
| Editor of the Year | Sayantan 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 India | The 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 Books | Lost 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 Press | Zindagi 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 Books | Meera 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 India | Independence, by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, published by HarperCollins Publishers India |
2022
| Categories | Winners | Runners Up |
|---|---|---|
| Publisher of the Year | Aleph Book Co. | Roli Books |
| Illustrator of the Year | Prashant Soni | Sanket Pethkar |
| Editor of the Year | Elizabeth 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 |
2021
| Categories | Winners |
|---|---|
| Publisher of the Year | HarperCollins Publishers India Limited |
| Bookstore of the Year | Eureka Books |
| Illustrator of the Year | Archana Sreenivasan |
| Editor of the Year | Richa 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 |
2020
| Categories | Winners |
|---|---|
| Publisher of the Year | Aleph Book Company |
| Illustrator of the Year | Vishnu M Nair |
| Editor of the Year | Rahul 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 Year | Words From My Window |
2019
| Categories | Winners |
|---|---|
| Publisher of the Year | Duckbill 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 Year | Vivan Sundaram Is Not a Photographer: The Photographic Work of Vivan Sundaram |
2018
| Categories | Winners |
|---|---|
| Publisher of the Year | Kalachuvadu Publications Pvt Ltd |
| Bookstore of the Year | Trilogy Library and Bookstore |
| Illustrator of the Year | Sonali Zohra |
| Editor of the Year | Premanka Goswami |
| Book Cover of the Year(Indian Languages) | Peruvali |
| Book Cover of the Year(English) | Centrepiece |
| Children’s Book of the Year | A 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 Year | The Konyaks: Last of the Tattooed Headhunters, |
2017
| Categories | Winners |
|---|---|
| Publisher of the Year | Pratham Books |
| Bookstore of the Year | Akshardhara Book Gallery, Pune |
| Editor of the Year | Premanka 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 Year | Rehearsing Freedom |
2016
| Categories | Winners |
|---|---|
| Publisher of the Year | Yoda Press |
| Bookstore of the Year | Walking BookFairs |
| Book Cover of the Year | Kalkatta |
| Children’s Book of the Year | Book 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 Year | Jadav and the Tree-Place |
2015
| Categories | Winners |
|---|---|
| Publisher of the Year | HarperCollins Publishers India Limited |
| Bookstore of the Year | Rachna Books |
| Book Cover of the Year | The Sibius Knot |
| Children’s Book of the Year | Disaibon Hul |
| Printed Book Of the Year | A Clutch of Indian Masterpieces:Extraordinary Short Stories from the 19th Century to the Present |
| Digital Book of the Year | Korma, Kheer and Kismet |
| Publishing Innovation of the Year | Donate-a-book |
2014
| Categories | Winners |
|---|---|
| Publisher of the Year | Tulika Publishers |
| Bookstore of the Year | Literati |
| Printed Book Of the Year | Project Cinema City |
| Digital Book of the Year | Too Much Noise |
| Publishing Innovation of the Year | Pratham Books |