Shortlist for the Vodafone Crossword Book Award 2010 Announced, A Decade Of Rewarding Indian Writing
Vodafone Crossword Book Award
Friday, 29th July 2011: VODAFONE, one of India’s leading cellular service providers and CROSSWORD, India’s leading chain of lifestyle bookstores announced the Vodafone Crossword Book Award 2010 shortlist.
The announcement was made by renowned Member of the Parliament, Mani Shankar Aiyar; Padma Shree & Padma Bhushan Award Winning Journalist & Author, Mark Tully; Editor and Award winning Author, Ira Pande; Journalist & Award Winning Author, Arunava Sinha and Editor, writer & critic, Anita Roy.
Vodafone Crossword Book Awards 2010
This shortlist of nominees was selected by an eminent panel of judges from the long list of 315 valid entries submitted by publishers in the categories of English Fiction, Indian Language Translation, English Non-Fiction, Children’s Writing & Popular Awards
Mr. Chandrashekhar Navalkar – CEO Crossword Bookstores quotes, “Its gives me immense pleasure to announce the Vodafone Crossword Book Award 2010 Shortlist from a record of 315 entries.
This is the tenth year for the awards and we are extremely proud of it. We will continue our endeavour to recognise and appreciate outstanding contribution to the literary world every year.”
The books shortlisted in the English Fiction category are:
|
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
|
Saraswati Park |
Anjali Joseph |
Harper Collins India |
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The Quarantine Papers |
Kalpish Ratna |
Harper Collins India |
|
Jimmy the Terrorist |
Omair Ahmad |
Penguin Books India |
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The Crimson Throne |
Sudhir Kakar |
Penguin Books India |
|
Way To Go |
Upamanyu Chatterjee |
Penguin Books India |
The shortlists in the English Non-Fiction category include:
|
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
|
Fault Lines: How Hidden Fractures Still Threaten the World Economy |
Raghuram G. Rajan |
Harper Collins India |
|
Known Turf |
Annie Zaidi |
Westland Books Pvt. Ltd. |
|
Memories of a Rolling Stone |
Vina Mazumdar |
Zubaan |
|
The Tell – Tale Brain: Unlocking the Mystery of Human Nature |
V.S. Ramachandran |
Random house India |
|
The Lost River: On The Trail of the Sarasvati |
Michel Danino |
Penguin Books India |
The shortlisted books in Indian Language Translation category include:
|
Title |
Author |
Translator |
Publisher |
|
The Golden Gandhi Statue from America -Early Stories |
Subimal Misra
|
V Ramaswamy
|
Harper Collins India
|
|
Manasarovar
|
Ashokamitran |
N. Kalyan Raman
|
Penguin Books India
|
|
This Is Not That Dawn
|
Yashpal
|
Anand
|
Penguin Books India
|
|
Litanies of Dutch Battery
|
N.S. Madhavan
|
Rajesh Rajamohan
|
Penguin Books India
|
|
The House with Five Courtyards
|
Govind Mishra
|
Masooma Ali
|
Penguin Books India
|
The shortlists in the Children’s category include:
|
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
|
Mr. Oliver’s Diary
|
Ruskin Bond
|
Penguin Books India – |
|
The Book Of Guardians : The Fang Of Summoning |
Giti Chandra
|
Hachette India |
|
Sahyadri Adventure – Koleshwar’s Secret Sahyadri Adventure – Anirudh’s Dream |
Deepak Dalal
|
Tarini Publishing
|
|
KONI: The Story of a Champion |
Moti Mandy
|
Hachette India
|
|
At Least a Fish |
Anushka Ravishankar |
Scholastic India |
The shortlists in the Popular Award’s category include:
|
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
|
The Immortals of Meluha |
Amish |
Westland Books Pvt. Ltd. |
|
Keep The Change |
Nirupama Subramaniam |
Harper Collins India |
|
Dork |
Sidin Vadukut |
Penguin Books India |
|
Chanakya’s Chant |
Ashwin Sanghi |
Westland India Pvt. Ltd |
|
Johnny Gone Down |
Karan Bajaj |
Harper Collins India |
|
Connect the Dots |
Rashmi Bansal |
Eklavya Education Foundation |
|
You Can Sell |
Shiv Khera |
Rupa & Company |
|
Simply Fly- A Deccan Odyssey |
Captain Gopinath |
Harper Collins India |
|
Corporate Chanakya |
Radhakrishnan Pillai |
Jaico Books |
|
When the Penny Drops |
R. Gopalakrishnan |
Penguin Books India |
