Crossword Book Awards 2024: Saharu Nusaiba Kannanari Wins For His Debut Novel Chronicle Of An Hour And A Half
Mumbai: Saharu Nusaiba Kannanari has won the renowned Crossword Book Award for his debut novel Chronicle of an Hour and a Half. He hails from Areekode in Malappuram district. Published by the Westland Books, the novel was also shortlisted for the renowned JCB Award for the best novel in India. An unsettling story dwelling on mob violence and moral policing, the Chronicle narrates how in matter of hours, individual lives can be changed forever.
Congratulations @SaharuNusaiba for winning the @crossword_book Book Award for Fiction 2024. pic.twitter.com/PQxXUxBGpM
— Westland Books (@WestlandBooks) December 8, 2024
The Crossword Books Award ceremony took place in Mumbai on December 8, Sunday. The winners received a cash prize of Rs 50,000 each. Author Amitav Ghosh was given the Lifetime Achievement Award.
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Here are the list of winners:
Fiction
Jury Award: Saharu Nusaiba Kannanari – Chronicle of an Hour and a Half (Westland)
Popular Choice: Twinkle Khanna – Welcome to Paradise (Juggernaut)
Non-Fiction
Jury Award: Zeyad Masroor Khan – City on Fire: A Boyhood in Aligarh (HarperCollins India)
Popular Choice: Lt Gen KJS ‘Tiny’ Dhillon – Kitne Ghazi Aye Kitne Ghazi Gaye: My Life Story (Penguin India)
Children’s Books
Jury Award: Andaleeb Wajid – The Henna Start-Up (DuckBill Books)
Popular Choice: Ruskin Bond, illustrated by David Yambem – All-time Favourite Nature Stories (Puffin Books)
Business and Management
Jury Award: Karthik Muralidharan – Accelerating India’s Development: A State-led Roadmap For Effective Governance (Penguin India)
Popular Choice: Radhakrishnan Pillai – Chanakya’s 100 Best Sutras: Ageless Wisdom for Unlocking Your Potential and Achieving Your Goals (Jaico Publishing)
Translations
Jury Award: Sandhya Mary, translated by Jayasree Kalathil – Maria Just Maria (HarperCollins India)
Popular Choice: Charu Nivedita, translated by Nandini Krishnan – Conversations with Aurangzeb: A Novel (HarperCollins India)
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Mind Body And Spirit
Popular Choice: Gaur Gopal Das – Energize Your Mind: Learn the Art of Mastering Your Thoughts, Feelings and Emotions (Penguin India)
Crossword Bestseller 2024
Ankur Warikoo – Make Epic Money (Penguin India)
Lifetime Achievement Award
Amitav Ghosh
