28 July 2011

Shortlists for the Vodafone Crossword 2010 Book Awards Announced

The finalists for the five categories of the Vodafone Crossword Book Awards were announced on July 27th at a function at Alliance Francaise de Delhi:

Fiction:
  • Saraswati Park by Anjali Joseph
  • The Quarantine Papers by Kalpish Ratna
  • Jimmy the Terrorist by Omair Ahmed
  • The Crimson Throne by Sudhir Kakar
  • Way To Go by Upamanyu Chatterjee

Non- Fiction:
  • Fault Lines: How Hidden Fractures Still Threaten the World Economy by Raghuram Rajan
  • Known Turf by Annie Zaidi
  • Memories of a Rolling Stone by Vina Mazumdar
  • The Tell - Tale Brain: Unlocking the Mystery of Human Nature by V.S. Ramachandran
  • The Lost River: On The Trail of the Sarasvati by Michel Danino

Translation:
  • The Golden Gandhi Statue from America by Subimal Misra & translated by V Ramaswamy
  • Manasarovar by Ashokamitran & translated by N. Kalyan Raman
  • This Is Not That Dawn by Yashpal & translated by Anand
  • Litanies of Dutch Battery by N.S. Madhavan & translated by Rajesh R
  • The House with Five Courtyards by Govind Mishra & translated by Masooma Ali

Children's writing:
  • Mr. Oliver’s Diary by Ruskin Bond
  • The Book Of Guardians : The Fang Of Summoning by Giti Chandra
  • Sahyadri Adventure - Koleshwar's Secret & Anirudh's Dream by Deepak Dalal
  • KONI: The Story of a Champion by Moti Mandy
  • At Least a Fish by Anushka Ravishankar

Popular award:
  • The Immortals of Meluha by Amish
  • Keep the Change by Nirupama S
  • Dork by Sidin Vadukut
  • Chanakya’ s Chant by Ashwin Sanghi
  • Johnny Gone Down by Karan Bajaj
  • Connect the Dots by Rashmi Bansal
  • You can sell by Shiv Khera
  • Simply Fly by Captain Gopinath
  • Corporate Chanakya by Radhakrishnan Pillai
  • When the penny drops by R Gopalakrishnan

Contact Information:

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