The annual FICCI Publishing Awards given in various genres such as the children books, fiction and non-fiction, design, production, translation, business management, biography etc, were announced at the’ FICCI PubliCon 2022 and Publishing Awards’ organized in New Delhi on Aug 5. Awards are also given in Hindi literature books for children, fiction and non-fiction categories.
The awards were announced in virtual presence of Temjen Imna Along, Minister of Higher Education and Tribal Affairs, Govt of Nagaland, who is emerging as an Internet sensation and lovable influencer for his humour and wit besides being seen as a potential national leader from the Northeast with powerful intellect, oratory and subject knowledge in both Hindi and English. Emphasizing on the need of setting up library in every district and village of India, Mr Along said, “It is equally important to raise the awareness level towards reading books apart from setting up the library. In today’s time, digitalization is playing a very important role and we need to create a balance between digitalization and physical books,” he added. The Minister also stressed on the need for developing more content by writers and publishing houses especially for the students apart from focusing on other books.
The Awards are given to:
Publisher |
Book |
Category |
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Pickle Yolk Books |
‘Aai and I’ |
Children Book of The Year English (Below 10 years) |
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Kalpavriksh |
‘Miracle on Sunderbaag Street’ |
Children book of the YearEnglish (Below 10) |
Special Jury Award |
Harper Collings Pvt Ltd |
‘Kaya’s Journey: The Story of a 100-year-old Koi Fish’ |
Children book of the YearEnglish (Below 10) |
Special Jury Award |
Harper Collings Pvt Ltd |
‘Being Gandhi’ |
Children book of the YearEnglish (10 & Above) |
|
Pratham Books |
‘Home’ |
Children book of the Year English (10 & Above) |
Special Jury Award |
Harper Collings Pvt Ltd |
‘The Secret Life of Debbie G’ |
Children book of the Year English (10 & Above) |
Special Jury Award |
Publications Division, Ministry of I&B, Govt of India |
‘Swachhta Shree Samman’ |
Children book of the YearHindi (Below 10) |
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Publications Division, Ministry of I&B, Govt of India |
‘Rangili, Bullet aur Veer’ |
Children book of the YearHindi (10 & Above) |
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Hachette India |
‘The Black Dwarves of the Good Little Ray |
Book of the Year – Fiction (English) |
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Harper Collins Pvt. Ltd. |
‘The Last Queen’ |
Book of the Year – Fiction (English) |
Special Jury Award |
Harper Collins Pvt. Ltd. |
‘Girl in White Cotton (Burnt Sugar)’’ |
Book of the Year – Fiction (English) |
Special Jury Award |
Harper Collins Pvt. Ltd. |
‘Dopehri’ |
Book of the Year – Fiction (Hindi) |
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Harper Collins Pvt. Ltd. |
‘The Death Script’ |
Book of the YearNon-Fiction (English) |
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Profile Books (Hachette India) |
‘Mountain Tales: love and loss in the municipality of castaway belongings’ |
Book of the YearNon-Fiction (English) |
Special Jury Award |
Palm Leaf Innovation |
‘Hanuman Chalisa’ |
Book of the YearNon-Fiction (Hindi) |
|
Publications Division Ministry of I&B, GOI |
‘Navikarniya Urja Sansadhan’ |
Book of the YearNon-Fiction (Hindi) |
Special Jury Award |
Hachette India |
These, our Bodies, Possessed by Light |
Book of the Year- Best Cover Design |
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Harper Collins Pvt. Ltd. |
Tiananmen Square: The Making of a Protest |
Book of the Year- Best Cover Design |
Special Jury Award |
Harper Collins Pvt. Ltd. |
‘Loss’ |
Book of the Year – Best Overall Design |
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Roli Books Pvt Ltd |
‘India: A Story through 100 objects’ |
Book of the Year – Best Overall Design |
Special Jury Award |
Pratham Books |
‘Asamo, is that you?’ |
Book of the Year – Best Overall Design |
Special Jury Award |
Om Book International |
‘Great Wild Cats/Born to be Free’ |
Book of the Year – Best Production |
|
Om Book International |
‘Indian Botanical Art: An illustrated History’ |
Book of the Year – Best Overall Design |
Special Jury Award |
Hachette India |
‘The Man Who Learnt to Fly but Could Not Land’ |
Book of the Year – Best Translation |
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Harper Collins Pvt Ltd |
‘Legal Fiction’ |
Book of the Year – Best Translation |
Special Jury Award |
Harper Collins Pvt Ltd |
‘Moustache’ |
Book of the Year – Best Translation |
Special Jury Award |
Bloomsbury Publishing India |
‘Demystifying Leadership: Unveiling The Mahabharata Code’ |
Business Book of the Year – Business Management |
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Roli Books |
‘Pandemonium: The Great Indian Banking Tragedy’ |
Business Book of the Year – Business Economics |
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Bloomsbury Publishing India |
‘The Indic Quotient: Reclaiming Heritage Through Cultural Enterprise’ |
Business Book of the Year – Self Help |
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Harper Collings Pvt Ltd |
‘Azim Premji: The Man Beyond the Billions’ |
Business Book of the Year – Biography of Business Leader |
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The conference was also addressed by Prof Govind Prasad Sharma, Chairman, NBT India, under the Ministry of Education. He said that books play an important role for taking any nation and humanity forward. “There is a need to ensure that we are able to write books in different languages. Translation is one area which needs to be given more importance in today’s time. The New Education Policy 2020 also emphasis on the important role of translation as by translating in different languages, the message can be spread to a larger audience in the society. We must focus on increasing our efforts in this direction,” he emphasized.
Neeraj Jain, Chair, FICCI Publishing Committee and MD, Scholastic India said that there is immense scope for the printing and publishing industry if the issues related to paper availability as raw material and prices are resolved. “This will also ensure global printing business come to India,” he added.
He also asserted on starting library in every village or district of India. Mr Jain also appealed on launching a new campaign ‘Let’s Read’ to encourage more book reading in line with FICCI’s campaign on ‘Roz Ek Nai Kahani’.
Ananth Padmanabhan, Co-Chair, FICCI Publishing Committee and CEO, Harper Collins India said it is imperative for all our publishers to think beyond print and diversify in digital. “There is a clear need to diversify in what we do to publish in various different formats across languages and ensure that we take the advantage of technology to introduce more books in the market,” he added.
Monica Malhotra Kandhari, Co-Chair, FICCI Publishing Committee and MD, MBD Group delivered the vote of thanks.
