These are the 11 books in progress that the Rs 18-lakh New India Foundation fellowships will support
The books are meant to be works of non-fiction that throw light on an aspect of post-1947 India. 4 hours ago Novelist and poet Anjum Hasan is one of the 11 recipients of the fellowship. She will write a book on Shillong. | Zac O Yeah India is not known for funding literary projects in the making. There are – or were, before pandemic – several literary prizes, but these are or were given well after the winning books are published. And although there are prizes or categories for non-fiction books among them, the focus is on fiction.
A record number of scholars and writers received the fellowship this year
New India Foundation announced the recipients of the tenth NIF Fellowships on April 15. Eleven scholars and writers received the fellowship for their non-fiction book proposals on different aspects of post-Independence India. This is the highest number of fellowships ever awarded by the NIF.
The Bengaluru-based NIF’s core activity is the New India Fellowships, meant to facilitate original research on a wide range of topics centred on post-Independence India. So far it has resulted in the publication of 22 books by top-notch publishers, and many of these have become seminal and award-winning works on contemporary Indian history.
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New Delhi: The New India Foundation is pleased to announce that the Girish Karnad Memorial Lecture for 2021 will be delivered by renowned journalist and columnist Edward Luce. The lecture will be hosted virtually this year, in association with the Bangalore International Centre on 12th March 2021 at 6:30 pm IST. Edward Luce will speak on ‘US Politics: Why Here, and Where from Here?’
Edward Luce, who is one of the most highly regarded commentators on US politics in the world, will talk about the dynamics of US politics, and the impact of the newly elected US government on the world, especially on India.
Girish Karnad Memorial Lecture on US Politics: Why Here, and Where from Here? on March 12 prokerala.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from prokerala.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.