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Awards
Printed Book of the Year - English
Winner
Sair-ul-Manazil
Tulika Books
Presented to Sair-ul-Manazil, published by Tulika Books, for "offering a glimpse into the multicultural roots of the city that is Delhi. An engaging translation, the book, with its maps, sketches and anecdotes is a look-back into the inclusivity of a city through its architectural landmark, coming at a time when the advent of migrants in a megapolis has become a political issue.”
Runner Up
Remnants of a Separation: A History of the Partition through Material Memory
HarperCollins Publishers India
Printed Book of the Year - Indian Languages
Winner
Janamaru Marana
Dhauli Books
Presented to Janamaru Marana, published by Dhauli Books, for "a beautifully produced book that does justice to its genre; a book that easily stands out as a benchmark for attention to book design and production.”
Runner Up
Avasthantarachya Kavita
Copper Coin Publishing
Children's Book of the Year
Winner
A Book for Puchku
Pratham Books
Presented to A Book for Puchku, published by Pratham Books, for “taking something so subtle and unnoticed, such as librarians who also read, and making a book of it without pushing a political or social or moral agenda to stake a claim for its creation. The book makes a compelling case for reading.”
Winner
Salim Mamoo and me
Tulika Publishers
Presented to Salim Mamoo and Me, published by Tulika Publishers, for “a striking example of how a biography can be narrated to children - in a manner that is personal and yet relatable. The book creates an entirely new universe through its story and art, and shows how images, in their framing and perspective, can add an additional and vital layer to the story.”
Runner Up
Dance of the Wild
Pickle Yolk Books
Illustrated Book of the Year
Winner
The Konyaks: Last of the Tattooed Headhunters
Roli Books
Presented to The Konyaks: Last of the Tattooed Headhunters, published by Roli Books, for "for its timely documentation of a unique culture, that might soon be lost to time, with sensitive photography and engaging texts to accompany them. This book is a perfect example of how to document a people and their practices, a book that is superbly conceptualised and executed.”
Runner Up
Vivan Sundaram: History Project
Tulika Books
Book Cover of the Year - English
Winner
Centrepiece
(Zubaan; Designed by Pooja Saxena)
Presented to Pooja Saxena, for the cover of the book Centrepiece, published by Zubaan, "for a brilliantly composed cover, where the elements interact with each other in a great combination of fluidity and apartness, pulling together delicate drawing and bold design elements. It definitely breaks the mould of typical covers usually found on shelves.”
Runner Up
Jadoowallahs, Jugglers and Jinns
(Pan Macmillan India; Designed by Haitenlo Semy)
Book Cover of the Year - Indian Languages
Winner
Peruvali
(Kalachuvadu Publications; Designed by M. Rohini)
Presented to M. Rohini, for the cover of the book Peruvali, published by Kalachavadu Publications Pvt. Ltd., "for an attractive cover with a dreamy quality that lets you know exactly what the book is all about without you having to read the title. Much thought has gone into conveying the nuances of the book, and there is delicate craftsmanship in the illustrations.”
Runner Up
Do Log
(HarperCollins India; Designed by Saurabh Garge)
Runner Up
Pazhaya Yaanai Kadai
(Kalachuvadu Publications; Designed by M. Rohini)
Editor of the Year
Winner
Premanka Goswami
Presented to Premanka Goswami, “for being able to work very closely with other departments within the publishing house, and to see the potential of each book project, and develop it in different ways to maximise that potential, as also for the eclectic and diverse list he has built.”
Runner Up
Aienla Ozukum
Runner Up
Sohini Mitra
Illustrator of the Year
Winner
Sonali Zohra
Presented to Sonali Zohra, “for her ability to reinterpret texts through her art, the richness of texture and detail she produces, for the meticulous research she brings to the job at hand, and for her discovery of new styles, and the level of perfection she attains within each of these styles.”
Runner Up
Rajiv Eipe
Bookstore of the Year
Winner
Trilogy Library and Bookstore
Presented to Trilogy Library and Bookstore for "for the clear vision that drives their book selling, as also for their execution of this vision, through their careful selection of titles, the activities they choose to conduct, and by involving young readers and inculcating in them reading habits at an early age."
Runner Up
Walking Bookfairs
Publisher of the Year
Winner
Kalachuvadu Publications
Presented to Kalachuvadu Publications Pvt Ltd for "for being a publisher that prioritizes books of the highest quality and tries to reinvent them so as to be relevant to the reader. The exchange of ideas with foreign publishers at various fora, the rights sales of their books, and their purchase of rights to translate and publish in Tamil communicates a sense of them working towards a larger vision of publishing.”
Runner Up
HarperCollins Publishers India Ltd
Winners will be declared on 12 Jan 2019
Shortlisted Entries
Printed Book of the Year (English)
Shortlist
Born to Be Hanged: Political Biography of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
(Rupa Publications)
Remnants of a Separation: A History of the Partition through Material Memory
(HarperCollins India)
Sair-ul-Manazil
(Tulika Books)
Strongmen: Trump, Modi, Erdogan, Duterte
(LeftWord Books)
The RTI Story: Power to the People
(Roli Books)
Printed Book of the Year (Indian Languages)
Shortlist
Avasthantarachya Kavita
(Copper Coin Publishing)
Janamaru Maran
(Dhauli Books)
Sukh Aur Sehat Ka Swad
(HarperCollins India)
Samparkkshetrachya Baher
(Copper Coin Publishing)
Vachabhang
(Copper Coin Publishing)
Children's Book of the Year
Shortlist
A Book for Puchku
(Pratham Books)
Amrita Sher-Gil: Rebel with a Paintbrush
(HarperCollins India)
Dance of the Wild
(Pickle Yolk Books)
Salim Mamoo and Me
(Tulika Publishers)
The Boys Who Fought
(Penguin Random House)
Illustrated Book of the Year
Shortlist
Bollywood: The Films! The Songs! The Stars!
(Dorling Kindersley Publishing)
Manu Parekh: 60 Years of Selected Works
(Aleph Book Company)
Longform Vol.1: An Anthology of Graphic Narratives
(HarperCollins India)
The Konyaks: Last of the Tattooed Headhunters
(Roli Books)
Vivan Sundaram: History Project
(Tulika Books)
Book Cover of the Year (English)
Shortlist
100 Poems Are Not Enough
(Walking Bookfairs; Designed by Biraja Biswal)
Centrepiece
(Zubaan; Designed by Pooja Saxena)
Day and Dastan: Two Novellas
(Niyogi Books; Designed by Misha Oberoi)
Jadoowallahs, Jugglers and Jinns
(Pan Macmillan India; Designed by Haitenlo Semy)
Night of Happiness
(Pan Macmillan India; Designed by Steve Leard)
Book Cover of the Year (Indian Languages)
Shortlist
Do Log
(HarperCollins India; Designed by Saurabh Garge)
Imran Series Volume 2
(HarperCollins India; Designed by Rehman Muzbir and Shuka Jain)
Mooper
(Discovery Book Palace; Designed by M. Rohini)
Pazhaya Yaanai Kadai
(Kalachuvadu Publications; Designed by M. Rohini)
Peruvali
(Kalachuvadu Publications; Designed by M. Rohini)
Editor of the Year
Shortlist
Aienla Ozukum
Gurveen Chadha
Premanka Goswami
Reena I Puri
Sohini Mitra
Illustrator of the Year
Shortlist
Kalyani Ganapathy
Rajiv Eipe
Ruchi Mhasane
Sonali Zohra
Vidit Narang
Bookstore of the Year
Shortlist
Bingsha Shatabdi
Kitab Khana
Om Book Shop
Trilogy
Walking Bookfairs
Publisher of the Year
Shortlist
Aleph Book Company
Duckbill Books
HarperCollins Publishers India
Kalachuvadu Publications
Pickle Yolk Books
Jury 2018
Advaita Kala
Author, Screenwriter, Columnist
Aniruddha Sen Gupta
Author, Illustrator
Anita Roy
Writer, Editor
Anusha Yadav
Books designer, photo practitioner, and archival researcher
Anwesha Singbal
Poet
Aravinda Anantharaman
Librarian, Editor, Author
Asmita Mohite
Business Head, Popular Prakashan Pvt. Ltd
Benny Kurian
Editorial Department, National Book Trust India
Deepali Shukla
Editor, Eklavya
Diviya Kapur
Owner, Literati Book Store
Dileep Raj
Editor, Asst. Professor
Frederick Noronha
Publisher, Goa 1556, and Journalist
George Mathen (Appupen)
Comics creator, Artist and Musician
Guruprasad D Narayana
Founding Member, Aakruti Books publishing house
Joeanna Rebello Fernandes
Consultant, Author, Senior Editor, Eicher Goodearth Pvt.Ltd.
Karthika V.K.
Publisher, Westland
Maithreyi Karnoor
Poet, Translator
Mandira Sen
Director, Stree, Samya, Imprints of Bhatkal and Sen
Paromita Chakrabarti
Associate Editor, Indian Express
Pratheek Thomas
Co-Founder, Studio Kokaachi
Prabha Mallya
Illustrator, Comics creator
Ramu Ramanathan
Playwright and Editor, PrintWeek India
Raman Sreshta
Owner, Rachna Books, Gangtok
Rakesh Khanna
Editor, Blaft Publications
Satyanand Nirupam
Editorial Director, Rajkamal Prakashan Group
Tom Mangatt
CEO, Indulekha Media Network
Urmimala Nag
Illustrator
Vidyun Sabhaney
Author, Illustrator
Vivek Menezes
Writer, Photographer, Curator of Goa Arts & Literature Festival
V C Thomas
Publishing Consultant