''The Hindu'' Literary Prize or ''The Hindu'' Best Fiction Award, established in 2010, is an Indian literary award sponsored by ''The Hindu Literary Review'' which is part of the newspaper ''

The Hindu ''The Hindu'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It began as a weekly in 1878 and became a daily in 1889. It is one of the Indian newspapers of record and the secon ...

''. It recognizes Indian works in English and English translation. The first year, 2010, the award was called ''The Hindu'' Best Fiction Award. Starting in 2018 a non-fiction category was included.

Winners and shortlist

Blue Ribbon () = winner. 2010 * ''

Serious Men ''Serious Men'' is a 2010 drama fiction novel written by journalist Manu Joseph. The story follows Ayyan Mani, a middle-aged Dalit working as an assistant to a Brahmin astronomer at the Institute of Theory and Research in Mumbai. He lives in ...

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Manu Joseph Manu Joseph (born 22 July 1974) is an Indian journalist and writer. He is the former editor of ''Open'' magazine. Life and career Manu was born in Kottayam, Kerala, and grew up in Chennai. His father Joseph Madapally is a film maker who directe ...

*''Eunuch Park'', Palash Krishna Mehrotra *''The Pleasure Seekers'',

Tishani Doshi Tishani Doshi (born 9 December 1975) is an Indian poet, journalist and dancer based in Chennai. In 2006 she won the Forward Prize for her debut poetry book ''Countries of the Body''. Her poetry book ''A God at the Door'' has been shortlisted fo ...

*''Venus Crossing'',

Kalpana Swaminathan Kalpana Swaminathan (born 1956) is an Indian writer from Mumbai. She also writes with Ishrat Syed as Kalpish Ratna. Swaminathan and Syed are both surgeons. Swaminathan won the 2009 Vodafone Crossword Book Award (Fiction) for ''Venus Crossing: ...

*''Come, Before Evening Falls'', Manjul Bajaj *'' Saraswati Park'', Anjali Joseph *''If I Could Tell You'', Soumya Bhattacharya *''The Thing About Thugs'',

Tabish Khair Tabish Khair is an Indian English author and associate professor in the Department of English, University of Aarhus, Denmark. His books include ''Babu Fictions'' (2001), ''The Bus Stopped'' (2004), which was shortlisted for the Encore Award (UK ...

*''The To-Let House'', Daisy Hasan *''Way to Go'', Upamanyu Chatterjee *''Neti, Neti'',

Anjum Hasan Anjum Hasan is an Indian novelist, short story writer, poet, and editor. She graduated in philosophy from North-Eastern Hill University in Shillong, Meghalaya. She currently lives in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. Career Anjum Hasan's first book ...

2011 * ''The Sly Company of People Who Care'' by

Rahul Bhattacharya Rahul Bhattacharya (born 1979) is an Indian journalist and novelist. He currently resides in New Delhi. Biography Rahul Bhattacharya was born in Bombay (Mumbai) in India, and lived briefly as a baby in Calcutta. His father was Bengali, though bo ...

*''Bharathipura'', translated work of

U. R. Ananthamurthy Udupi Rajagopalacharya Ananthamurthy (21 December 1932 – 22 August 2014) was an Indian contemporary writer and critic in the Kannada language. He was born in Thirtahalli Taluk and is considered one of the pioneers of the Navya movement. In 199 ...

, translated by

Sushila Punitha Susheela or Sushila is an Indian name. People with the name include: * P. Susheela, Indian playback singer * Susheela Raman, British Tamil musician * Susheela Gopalan, Indian Communist leader * Susheela Laxman Bangaru, member of 14th Lok Sabha * Su ...

*''The Fakir'', translated work of Sunil Gangopadhyay, translated by Monabi Mitra *''

River of Smoke ''River of Smoke'' (2011) is a novel by Indian novelist Amitav Ghosh. It is the second volume of the Ibis trilogy. Synopsis The promotional text refers to the storyline which can be summarized as follows: After the incidents on Ibis, which was c ...

'' by

Amitav Ghosh Amitav Ghosh (born 11 July 1956)Ghosh, Amitav
, ''

*''Litanies of Dutch Battery'', translated work of

N. S. Madhavan N. S. Madhavan (born 9 September 1948) is an Indian writer of Malayalam literature. Known for his novel, ''Lanthan Batheriyile Luthiniyakal'' (Litanies of the Dutch Battery) and a host of short stories such as ''Higuita'', ''Thiruthu'', ''Chulai ...

, translated by

Rajesh Raja Mohan Rajesh is a given name of Indian and Nepali origin. Given name * Rajesh (actor), South Indian actor * Rajesh (Kannada actor), Kannada actor * Rajesh Bishnoi, Indian cricketer * Rajesh Chauhan, Indian cricketer * Rajesh Gangwar, Indian social ...

*''The Folded Earth'' by Anuradha Roy *''The Storyteller of Marrakesh'' by Joydeep Roy-Bhattacharya 2012 * ''

Em and the Big Hoom ''Em and the Big Hoom'' is a 2012 English-language novel written by Jerry Pinto. The book won ''The Hindu'' Literary Prize, the Crossword Book Award, the Sahitya Akademi Award, and the Windham–Campbell Literature Prize. The foundation of th ...

'' by

Jerry Pinto Jerry Pinto (born 1966) is a Mumbai-based Indian English poet, novelist, short story writer, translator, as well as journalist. Pinto's works include '' Helen: The Life and Times of an H-Bomb'' (2006), which won the Best Book on Cinema Award at ...

*'' Narcopolis'', Jeet Thayil *''The Extras'',

Kiran Nagarkar Kiran Nagarkar (2 April 1942 – 5 September 2019) was an Indian novelist, playwright and screenwriter. A noted drama and film critic, he was one of the most significant writers of post-colonial India. Sanga, p. 177 Amongst his notable works a ...

*''Difficult Pleasures'',

*''Bitter Wormwood'', Easterine Kire 2013 *'' The Illicit Happiness of Other People'',

*''Foreign'', Sonora Jha *''Roll of Honour'', Amandeep Sandhu * ''Vanity Bagh'',

Anees Salim Anees Salim is an Indian author known for his books like ''Vanity Bagh, The Blind Lady's Descendants'' and ''the Small Town Sea.'' He is from the town of Varkala, and now lives in Kochi, Kerala. He won the Sahitya Akademi Award for ''The Blind La ...

*''Another Man's Wife and Other Stories'', Manjul Bajaj 2014 *''The Competent Authority'', Shovon Chowdhury *''Shadow Play'',

Shashi Deshpande Shashi Deshpande (born 1938) is an Indian novelist. She is a recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award and the Padma Shri Award in 1990 and 2009 respectively. Biography She was born in Dharwad, Karnataka, the second daughter of the Kannada dramati ...

*''A Bad Character'', Deepti Kapur *''Idris, Keeper of the Light'', Anita Nair *''

The Mysterious Ailment of Rupi Baskey ''The Mysterious Ailment of Rupi Baskey'' is a novel by Indian author Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar. Published in the year 2014, this was his first book. For this novel, Shekhar won the 2015 Yuva Puraskar, was shortlisted for the 2014 Crossword Book A ...

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Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar (born 1983) is an Indian writer. Life Ethnically, Shekhar is a Santhal, one of India's Adivasi groups; this background is reflected in his fiction. His stories are rich in "fine details that add to the deep dimensions" a ...

* ''The Book of Common Signs'',

Ashok Srinivasan Ashoka (, ; also ''Asoka''; 304 – 232 BCE), popularly known as Ashoka the Great, was the third emperor of the Maurya Empire of Indian subcontinent during to 232 BCE. His empire covered a large part of the Indian subcontinent, ...

2015 *'' Flood of Fire'',

Amitav Ghosh Amitav Ghosh (born 11 July 1956)Ghosh, Amitav
, ''

*''Odysseus Abroad'',

Amit Chaudhuri Amit Chaudhuri (born 15 May 1962) is a novelist, poet, essayist, literary critic, editor, singer, and music composer from India. He was Professor of Contemporary Literature at the University of East Anglia from 2006 to 2021, Since 2020, he has ...

*''Seahorse'',

Janice Pariat Janice Pariat is an Indian poet and writer. She was born in Assam and grew up in Shillong, Meghalaya.Rao Chaini, Sanjitha (15 October 2012)"A Tale Can Be Told In Many Ways", ''Business World. ''Retrieved 30 August 2013.Staff writer (31 August 2 ...

*'' Sleeping on Jupiter'', Anuradha Roy *''The Patna Manual of Style'',

Siddharth Chowdhury Siddhartha or Siddharth is the birth name of the founder of Buddhism, Gautama Buddha. Siddhartha may also refer to: Books * ''Siddhartha'' (novel), about a fictional contemporary of the Buddha, by Hermann Hesse Film and TV * ''Siddhartha'' (1 ...

* ''When the River Sleeps'', Easterine Kire 2016 *''Half of What I Say'', Anil Menon * ''Jinnah Often Came To Our House'', Kiran Doshi *''Kalkutta'',

Kunal Basu ''Kunal Basu'' ('' Bengali:'' কুনাল বসু) is an Indian author of English fiction who has written five novels – ''The Opium Clerk'' (2001), ''The Miniaturist'' (2003), '' Racists'' (2006), ''The Yellow Emperor's Cure'' (2011) '' ...

*'' The Adivasi Will Not Dance: Stories'',

*''The Island of Lost Girls'',

Manjula Padmanabhan Manjula Padmanabhan (born 23 June 1953) is an Indian playwright, journalist, comic strip artist, and children's book author. Her works explore science, technology, gender, and international inequalities. Life Padmanabhan was born in Delhi in ...

2017 *'' Leila'', Prayaag Akbar *''When I Hit You'', Meena Kandasamy *'' The Ministry of Utmost Happiness'',

Arundhati Roy Suzanna Arundhati Roy (born 24 November 1961) is an Indian author best known for her novel ''The God of Small Things'' (1997), which won the Booker Prize for Fiction in 1997 and became the best-selling book by a non-expatriate Indian author. S ...

*''The Small Town Sea'',

* ''Temporary People'', Deepak Unnikrishnan 2018 * Fiction **'' Half the Night is Gone'', Amitabha Bagchi **''A Day in the Life'',

**''All the Lives We Never Lived'', Anuradha Roy **''Poonachi'', Perumal Murugan (translated from Tamil by N. Kalyan Raman) **''The Aunt Who Wouldn't Die'',

Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay ( bn, শীর্ষেন্দু মুখোপাধ্যায়; born 2 November 1935) is a Bengali author from India. He has written stories for both adults and children. He is known for creating the relativel ...

(translated from Bengali by Arunava Sinha) ** ''Requiem in Raga Janki'', Neelum Saran Gour *Non-fiction ** ''Interrogating my Chandal Life: An Autobiography of a Dalit'',

Manoranjan Byapari Manoranjan Byapari ( bn, মনোরঞ্জন ব্যাপারী) is an Indian Bengali writer, socio-political activist and a politician. He is among the early writers of Dalit literature in Bengali from the Indian state of West Bengal ...

, translated by Sipra Mukherjee **''The Bengalis: A Portrait of a Community'',

Sudeep Chakravarti Sudeep Sanjeev (born 2 September 1971), also known as Sudeepa, is an Indian actor, director, producer, screenwriter, television presenter and singer, who primarily works in Kannada films. He has also worked in Hindi, Telugu and Tamil films. He ...

**''Remnants of a Separation: A History of the Partition through Material Memory'',

Aanchal Malhotra Aanchal Malhotra is an Indian historian and writer, best known for her work on oral history and material culture of the partition of India in 1947. Biography Malhotra was born in New Delhi in 1990. She received a BFA in traditional printmaki ...

**''Indira Gandhi: A Life in Nature'',

Jairam Ramesh Jairam Ramesh (born 9 April 1954) is an Indian politician belonging to Indian National Congress. He is a Member of Parliament representing Karnataka state in the Rajya Sabha. In July 2011, Jairam was elevated to the Union Council of Ministers o ...

**''The Most Dangerous Place:A History of the United States in South Asia'', Srinath Raghavan 2019 * Fiction ** ''The Assassination of Indira Gandhi'', Upamanyu Chatterjee ** ''Tell Her Everything'', Mirza Waheed ** ''The Queen of Jasmine Country'', Sharanya Mannivanan ** ''Latitudes of Longing'', Shubangi Swarup ** ''Heat'', Poomani Kalyan Raman * Non-fiction ** ''Early Indians: The Story of Our Ancestors and Where We Came From'', Tony Joseph ** ''Polio: The Odyssey of Eradication'', Thomas Abraham ** ''The Transformative Constitution: A Radical Biography in Nine Acts'', Gautam Bhatia ** ''India, Empire, and First World War Culture'', Santanu Das ** ''The Anatomy of Hate'', Revati Laul

References

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Winners and shortlist

See also

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