Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay NIF Book Prize

About

The Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay NIF Book Prize, organized by the New India Foundation, invites nominations for the best non-fiction book on modern/contemporary India, offering a prize of INR 15 Lakhs to support excellence in research and writing on Indian history.

Benefits

• 💰Financial Support
  The winner of the prize will receive INR 15 Lakhs.
• 🎤Publicity Opportunities
  The prize aims to support excellence in non-fiction about modern and contemporary Indian history, promoting high-quality research and writing on India's democracy.

Eligibility Criteria

• The Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay NIF Book Prize is awarded to book-length studies on any aspect of modern and contemporary India, first published in the previous calendar year.
• Authors of any nationality can apply.
• Works can be originally written in English or translated into English from another language.
• Authors whose titles have been supported by the New India Foundation Fellowship are not eligible for nomination.

Target Sector

Publishing/Literature

Target Location

India