Godrej Literature Live! Literary Awards
The longlists and the shortlists for the Godrej Literature Live! Literary Awards for Fiction, Non-Fiction and Business are out! The awards aim to recognise and encourage literary talent across these genres, among both established and new writers. The awards are one of the highlights of Godrej Literature Live! The Mumbai LitFest and the winners will be named at the Festival’s finale on 17th November, 2024.
The winners in each category (in alphabetical order), and the eminent juries that decided the awards are as follows:
Godrej Literature Live! Fiction Book of the Year
Anjum Hasan
History’s Angel
Lindsay Pereira
The Memoirs of Valmiki Rao
Godrej Literature Live! Non-Fiction Book of the Year
Godrej Literature Live! Fiction Best First Book
Atharva Pandit
Hurda
Godrej Literature Live! Non-Fiction Best First Book
Sudha Bharadwaj
From Phansi Yard: My Year with the Women of Yerawada
Godrej Literature Live! Business Book of the Year
Pradip K. Saha
The Learning Trap: How Byju’s Took Indian Edtech for a Ride
Jury
Deepa Adhikari
Social Entrepreneur and Development Communications Consultant
Priyanka Sarkar
Editor, Translator and Writer
Rajrishi Singhal
Author, Journalist, Banker and Policy Analyst / Consultant
Shireen Mistry
Associate Festival Director, Literature Live! The Mumbai Litfest
Usha Subramaniam
Former Professor of English Literature and Freelance Commentator
Abhay Sardesai
Editor, Educator, Writer and Translator
Chandrahas Choudhury
Writer and Author
Kalpana Sharma
Journalist, Columnist and Author
Sudhakar Solomonraj
Professor, Author and Environmentalist
Tina Nagpaul
Filmmaker and Associate Festival Director, Literature Live! The Mumbai Litfest
Charles Assisi
Journalist, Columnist, Author and Entrepreneur
Karthi Marshan
Industry Leader, Entrepreneur and Copywriter
Saira Menezes
Editor and Journalist
Sunita Wazir
HR and Leadership Development Professional
Suresh Seshadri
Editor, Journalist and Business Professional