Winner of the British Academy Book Prize: Nandini Das – Comprehensive Overview

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Context: Indian-origin British author Nandini Das has won the 11th British Academy Book Prize for Global Cultural Understanding for her work “Courting India: England, Mughal India and the Origins of Empire”.

Winner of the British Academy Book Prize: Nandini Das – Comprehensive Overview

About British Academy Book Prize – Key Facts to Consider

About: The British Academy Book Prize is the leading international non-fiction prize worth GBP 25,000.
The Author: Nandini Das is a 49-year-old author who works as a Professor in the English faculty at the University of Oxford. She also holds an honorary professorship at the University of Liverpool.
- She holds a BA from Jadavpur University and received a PhD from the University of Cambridge following her Rhodes Scholarship to the University of Oxford.
Theme of Book: The book is described as an origin story of Britain and India told through England’s first diplomatic mission to the Mughal courts.
- The book presents a new perspective on the origins of the empire through the story of the arrival of the first English ambassador in India, Sir Thomas Roe, in the early 17th century.
Other Short-listed Works for Book Prize: ‘Black Ghost of Empire: The Long Death of Slavery and the Failure of Emancipation‘ by Caribbean-born Kris Manjapra, who is also of Indian heritage.
Jury Panel for Book Prize: Professor Madawi Al-Rasheed FBA; Professor Rebecca Earle; Fatima Manji; and Professor Gary Younge Hon.

British Academy Book Prize: Celebrating Global Non-Fiction Excellence

About: The British Academy Book Prize is an annual prize that was set up in 2013 to reward and celebrate the best works of non-fiction that demonstrate rigor and originality and have contributed to public understanding of other world cultures and their interaction.
- Earlier, it was known as the Nayef Al-Rodhan Prize.
Eligible Categories: Books should come from subjects such as humanities and social sciences, including archaeology, history and psychology to philosophy, languages and cultural studies.

A Comparative Overview of Prestigious Literary Awards and Their Distinguished Recipients

Pulitzer Prize Achievements: Indian-Origin Winners in Diverse Fields of Excellence
- The Pulitzer Prize is given by Columbia University annually, honoring Joseph Pulitzer.
- It is awarded to individuals for achievements in newspaper, magazine, online journalism, literature, and musical composition.
- Indian Roots Winner: Vijay Seshadri, Siddhartha Mukherjee, Geeta Anand, Jhumpa Lahiri, Danish Siddiqui, Sanghamitra Kalita, Gobin Behari Lal etc are some of the Indian-origin individuals to have won the award.
Booker Prize: Celebrating Literary Success
- The Booker Prize is presented annually for the best novel written in English and published in Ireland or the United Kingdom.
  - It was previously called the Man Booker Prize, and has been awarded since 1969.
- Indian Roots Winner: Salman Rushdie, Arundhati Roy, Kiran Desai and Aravind Adiga are some of the previous winners of the prize from India.
International Booker Prize: Geetanjali Shree’s Triumph
- The International Booker Prize is the sister award of the Booker Prize and is given annually to the best literature work translated into English.
  - For the International Booker Prize, the award is shared by the author and the translator.
- Indian Roots Winner: Geetanjali Shree became the first and the only Indian writer in 2022 to win the International Booker Prize for her novel Tomb of Sand.
Nobel Prize in Literature: Rabindranath Tagore
- This prize is considered to be the most prestigious award within the field of literature. It’s awarded based on overall remarkable contribution in the field of literature.
- It has been given annually by the Swedish Academy annually since 1901.
  - The most recent winner was Norwegian author Jon Fosse.
- Indian Roots Winner: Rabindranath Tagore was the first and only person from India and the first person from Asia to win the Nobel Prize in 1913 for his work Geetanjali.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Indian-origin British author Nandini Das has won the 11th British Academy Book Prize for Global Cultural Understanding.

The British Academy Book Prize for Global Cultural Understanding has been awarded to the book “Courting India: England, Mughal India and the Origins of Empire”.

The book is described as an origin story of Britain and India told through England’s first diplomatic mission to the Mughal courts. The book presents a new perspective on the origins of the empire through the story of the arrival of the first English ambassador in India, Sir Thomas Roe, in the early 17th century.

The British Academy Book Prize is an annual prize that was set up in 2013 to reward and celebrate the best works of non-fiction that demonstrate rigor and originality and have contributed to public understanding of other world cultures and their interaction.

The books considered for the prize should come from subjects such as humanities and social sciences, including archaeology, history and psychology to philosophy, languages and cultural studies.

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Winner of the British Academy Book Prize: Nandini Das – Comprehensive Overview

About British Academy Book Prize – Key Facts to Consider

British Academy Book Prize: Celebrating Global Non-Fiction Excellence

A Comparative Overview of Prestigious Literary Awards and Their Distinguished Recipients