<?xml version="1.0"?>
<feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xml:lang="en">
	<id>https://indianpedia.org/index.php?action=history&amp;feed=atom&amp;title=Crossword_Book_Award</id>
	<title>Crossword Book Award - Revision history</title>
	<link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="https://indianpedia.org/index.php?action=history&amp;feed=atom&amp;title=Crossword_Book_Award"/>
	<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://indianpedia.org/index.php?title=Crossword_Book_Award&amp;action=history"/>
	<updated>2026-07-31T06:13:38Z</updated>
	<subtitle>Revision history for this page on the wiki</subtitle>
	<generator>MediaWiki 1.45.4</generator>
	<entry>
		<id>https://indianpedia.org/index.php?title=Crossword_Book_Award&amp;diff=113325&amp;oldid=prev</id>
		<title>&gt;GreenC bot at 04:23, 26 April 2021</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://indianpedia.org/index.php?title=Crossword_Book_Award&amp;diff=113325&amp;oldid=prev"/>
		<updated>2021-04-26T04:23:01Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2015}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2019}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Infobox award&lt;br /&gt;
| name           = Crossword Book Award&lt;br /&gt;
| image          =[http://crosswordbookawards.com/images/Crossword-logo.png]&lt;br /&gt;
| imagesize      =&lt;br /&gt;
| alt            =&lt;br /&gt;
| caption        =&lt;br /&gt;
| awarded_for    = Acclaimed and Popular Indian novels written by Indian authors&lt;br /&gt;
| presenter      = [[Crossword Bookstores]]&lt;br /&gt;
| sponsor        = [[Hutch Essar]] (2004–2007)&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;[[Vodafone]] (2008–2010)&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[The Economist]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (2011–2013)&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;[[Raymond Group]] (2014–present)&lt;br /&gt;
| host           = [[Crossword Bookstores]]&lt;br /&gt;
| date           =&lt;br /&gt;
| location       =&lt;br /&gt;
| country        = India&lt;br /&gt;
| reward         = &lt;br /&gt;
| year           = 1998&lt;br /&gt;
| year2          =&lt;br /&gt;
| website        = {{URL|http://www.crosswordbookawards.com/}}&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
The &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Crossword Book Award&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (formerly known as the &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Crossword Book Award&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (1998–2003), the &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Hutch Crossword Book Award&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (2004–07), the &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Vodafone Crossword Book Award&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (2008–10), the &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Economist Crossword Book Award&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (2011–13), &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Raymond &amp;amp; Crossword Book Award&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (2014–present))&amp;lt;ref name=eb&amp;gt;[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1786658/Vodafone-Crossword-Book-Award Vodafone Crossword Book Award] at [[Encyclopædia Britannica]].&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; is an Indian book award hosted by [[Crossword Bookstores]] and their sponsors.&amp;lt;ref name=econcrosshome/&amp;gt; The Award was instituted in 1998 by Indian book retailer [[Crossword Bookstores|Crossword]] with the intention of competing with [[The Booker Prize]], [[Commonwealth Writers&amp;#039; Prize]] or [[The Pulitzer Prize]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==History and administration==&lt;br /&gt;
According to the website of the Crossword Bookstore,&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;quot;While several Indian writers have won awards abroad, we had observed that there was no equivalent award in India. We therefore decided to take on the role of encouraging and promoting good Indian writing and instituted the Book Awards, in 1998. It is the only Indian award that not only recognizes and rewards good writing but also actively promotes the authors and their books.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref name=vodacrosshome&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.crosswordbookstores.com/html/cwba-homepage.htm |title=Vodafone Crossword Book Award |accessdate=February 4, 2010 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101126014018/http://www.crosswordbookstores.com/html/cwba-homepage.htm |archive-date=November 26, 2010 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Nominations are on the basis of sales as tracked by Crossword, and the eventual winners are chosen based on a public poll that&amp;#039;s partly online and partly real world (voting at Crossword outlets).&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://forbesindia.com/blog/life/of-book-prizes-and-short-lists/ |title=Of book prizes and short-lists |date=September 12, 2012 |accessdate=September 21, 2012 |work=Forbes India |author=Peter Griffin}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; As of 2018, the awards consist of {{currency|300,000|INR}} (3 [[lakh]] or $3,000) for winners in the jury award category, and {{currency|100,000|INR}} (1 [[lakh]] or $1,500) for winners in the popular choice category.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;2017winners&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://scroll.in/latest/865564/josy-joseph-sujit-saraf-and-karan-johar-among-the-winners-of-this-years-crossword-book-awards|title=Josy Joseph, Sujit Saraf and Karan Johar among the winners of this year’s Crossword Book Awards|date=January 17, 2018|work=Scroll.in|accessdate=January 19, 2018}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The award was initially for a single work of fiction by an Indian citizen. In 2000, an additional prize was offered for an Indian writing in any Indian language translated into English. There was no award between 2001–03. Starting in 2004 the award was sponsored by [[Hutch Essar]] an Indian telecommunications company and called the Hutch Crossword Book Award.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Starting in 2006 additional categories of a nonfiction prize and a popular award, voted on by the public, were added. Starting in 2008, Hutch Essar was purchased by English telecommunications company [[Vodafone Group]] and the award was called Vodafone Crossword Book Award.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Beginning in 2011 through 2013, it was sponsored by &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[The Economist]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; in association with [[Principal Mutual Funds]] and [[Standard Chartered]], and renamed the Economist Crossword Book Award.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;econcrosshome&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=The Economist Crossword Book Award |url=http://www.crossword.in/theeconomist_crossword_book_award_html |publisher=Crossword |accessdate=July 17, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116044446/http://www.crossword.in/theeconomist_crossword_book_award_html |archive-date=January 16, 2013}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Beginning in 2014, it was sponsored by the [[Raymond Group]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;short2014&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.indiainfoline.com/article/lifestyle-buzz/raymond-crossword-book-award-2014-shortlist-announced-115040400126_1.html|title=Raymond Crossword Book Award 2014– Shortlist Announced|date=April 4, 2015|work=India Infoline News Service|accessdate=April 4, 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Winners==&lt;br /&gt;
Previous winners.&amp;lt;ref name=econcrosshome/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!--template for future years&lt;br /&gt;
*English Fiction: &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, [[]]&lt;br /&gt;
*English Non Fiction: &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, [[]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Indian Language Fiction Translation: &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, [[]] / translated by [[]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Popular Award: &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, [[]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Children&amp;#039;s Literature: &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, [[]]&lt;br /&gt;
--&amp;gt;{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable sortable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Year&lt;br /&gt;
!Category&lt;br /&gt;
!Author&lt;br /&gt;
!Title&lt;br /&gt;
!Refs&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|1998&lt;br /&gt;
|English Fiction&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Allan Sealy|I. Allan Sealy]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;The Everest Hotel&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |1999&lt;br /&gt;
|English Fiction&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Vikram Seth]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[An Equal Music]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Indian Language Fiction Translation&lt;br /&gt;
|[[M. Mukundan]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[On the Banks of the Mayyazhi]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |2000&lt;br /&gt;
|English Fiction&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Jamyang Norbu]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[The Mandala of Sherlock Holmes]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Indian Language Fiction Translation&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Bama (Tamil writer)|Bama]] / Translator: [[Lakshmi Holmström]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Karukku&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |2004&lt;br /&gt;
|English Fiction&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Amitav Ghosh]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[The Hungry Tide]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Indian Language Fiction Translation&lt;br /&gt;
|Chandrasekhar Rath / Translator: [[Jatindra Kumar Nayak]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Astride the Wheel (Yantrarudha)&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;4&amp;quot; |2005&lt;br /&gt;
|English Fiction&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Salman Rushdie]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Shalimar the Clown]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|English Non Fiction&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Suketu Mehta]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Maximum City|Maximum City: Bombay Lost &amp;amp; Found]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Indian Language Fiction Translation&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Krishna Sobti]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[The Heart Has Its Reasons]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Popular Award&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Rahul Bhattacharya]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Pundits From Pakistan]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;5&amp;quot; |2006&lt;br /&gt;
|English Fiction&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Vikram Chandra (novelist)|Vikram Chandra]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Sacred Games (novel)|Sacred Games]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|English Non Fiction&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Vikram Seth]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Two Lives (non-fiction)|Two Lives]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |Indian Language Fiction Translation&lt;br /&gt;
|[[C. S. Lakshmi|Ambai (C. S. Lakshmi)]] / Translator: [[Lakshmi Holmström]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;In a Forest, a Deer&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/her-own-language/articleshow/1744275.cms?from=mdr|title=Her own language|last=Doctor|first=Vikram|date=2007-03-10|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2019-09-11}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[M. Mukundan]] / Translator: Gita Krishnankutty&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Kesavan&amp;#039;s Lamentations]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Popular Award&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Kiran Desai]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[The Inheritance of Loss]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;5&amp;quot; |2007&lt;br /&gt;
|English Fiction&lt;br /&gt;
|Usha K. R.&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;A Girl and a River&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|English Non Fiction&lt;br /&gt;
|[[William Dalrymple (historian)|William Dalrymple]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[The Last Mughal]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |Indian Language Fiction Translation&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Sankar (author)|Sankar]] / Translator: Arunava Sinha&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Chowringhee (novel)|Chowringhee]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Anand (writer)|Anand]]  / Translated from Malayalam by Gita Krishnankutty&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Govardhan&amp;#039;s Travels&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Popular Award&lt;br /&gt;
|Namita Devidayal&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;The Music Room&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;5&amp;quot; |2008&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |English Fiction&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Amitav Ghosh]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Sea of Poppies]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/uncategorized/amitav-ghosh-neel-mukherjee-win-vodafone-crossword-award_100222139.html &amp;quot;Amitav Ghosh, Neel Mukherjee win Vodafone-Crossword award&amp;quot;], &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Thaindian News&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, July 23, 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Neel Mukherjee (writer)|Neel Mukherjee]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Past Continuous&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|English Non Fiction&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Basharat Peer]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Curfewed Night]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Indian Language Fiction Translation&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Manohar Shyam Joshi]] / Translator: Ira Pande&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;T’TA Professor&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Popular Award&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Pallavi Aiyar]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Smoke &amp;amp; Mirrors&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;6&amp;quot; |2009&lt;br /&gt;
|English Fiction&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Kalpana Swaminathan]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Venus Crossing: Twelve Stories of Transit&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Mumbaikar-brings-home-fiction-award/articleshow/6384029.cms &amp;quot;Mumbaikar brings home fiction award&amp;quot;], &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[The Times of India]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, August 21, 2010&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |English Non Fiction&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Rajni Bakshi]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Bazaars, Conversations and Freedom&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Sunanda K. Datta-Ray]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Looking East to Look West|Looking East to Look West: Lee Kuan Yew&amp;#039;s Mission India]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Indian Language Fiction Translation&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Sarah Joseph (author)|Sarah Joseph]] / Translator: [[Valson Thampu]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Othappu|Othappu: The Scent of the Other Side]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Popular Award&lt;br /&gt;
|Rajni Bakshi&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Bazaars, Conversations and Freedom&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Children&amp;#039;s Literature&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Siddhartha Sarma]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;The Grasshopper&amp;#039;s Run&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;6&amp;quot; |2010&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |English Fiction&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Omair Ahmad]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Jimmy the Terrorist&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.asiawrites.org/2011/05/longlist-for-vodafone-crossword-book.html Longlist for Vodafone Crossword Book Award] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120504162507/http://www.asiawrites.org/2011/05/longlist-for-vodafone-crossword-book.html|date=May 4, 2012}}, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;The Asia Writes Project&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, May 8, 2011&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.crossword.in/vodafone-books-award-html/vcba_shortlist_2010|title=Shortlist 2011|publisher=Crossword.in|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120328064335/http://www.crossword.in/vodafone-books-award-html/vcba_shortlist_2010|archive-date=March 28, 2012|accessdate=March 19, 2012|url-status=dead}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Anjali Joseph]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Saraswati Park]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://web.archive.org/web/20121017122227/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/vodafone-crossword-book-awards-2010-announced/180813-40-100.html &amp;quot;Vodafone Crossword book awards 2010 announced&amp;quot;], IBN Live, Sep 3&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|English Non Fiction&lt;br /&gt;
|[[VS Ramachandran]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[The Tell-Tale Brain]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Indian Language Fiction Translation&lt;br /&gt;
|[[NS Madhavan]] / Translator: Rajesh Rajamohan&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Litanies of Dutch Battery&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Popular Award&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Ashwin Sanghi]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Chanakya&amp;#039;s Chant]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Children&amp;#039;s Literature&lt;br /&gt;
|Ranjit Lal&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Faces in the Water&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;6&amp;quot; |2011&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |English Non Fiction&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Anuradha Roy (novelist)|Anuradha Roy]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;The Folded Earth&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/the-economist-crossword-awards-longlist/265637-40-100.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120622045226/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/the-economist-crossword-awards-longlist/265637-40-100.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 22, 2012|title=The Economist Crossword Award&amp;#039;s longlist|date=June 12, 2012|publisher=[[CNN-IBN]]|accessdate=September 21, 2012}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/crossword-book-award-2011-shortlist-announced/293734-40-100.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131209154159/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/crossword-book-award-2011-shortlist-announced/293734-40-100.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 9, 2013|title=The Economist Crossword Book Award 2011 shortlist announced|date=September 21, 2012|publisher=[[CNN-IBN]]|accessdate=September 21, 2012}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;dhapola&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/living/anuradha-roy-aman-sethi-win-at-economist-crossword-awards-496130.html|title=Anuradha Roy, Aman Sethi win at Economist-Crossword awards|author=Shruti Dhapola|date=October 19, 2012|accessdate=October 19, 2012}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Aman Sethi]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;A Free Man&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/the-hindus-aman-sethi-bags-award-for-a-free-man/article4010383.ece|title=The Hindu’s Aman Sethi bags award for A Free Man|date=October 19, 2012|work=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=October 19, 2012|location=Chennai, India}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |Indian Language Fiction Translation&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Anita Agnihotri]] / Translated from [[Bengali language|Bengali]] by Arunava Sinha&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;17&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Narayan (writer)|Narayan]] / Translated from [[Malayalam]] by Catherine Thankamma&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Kocharethi|The Araya Women]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Narayan&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/lr/2011/04/03/stories/2011040350020100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108090822/http://www.hindu.com/lr/2011/04/03/stories/2011040350020100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 8, 2014|title=Cultures in Transformation|author=Pramod K. Nayar|date=April 3, 2011|accessdate=April 3, 2011|work=[[The Hindu]]|location=Chennai, India}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Popular Award&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Ravi Subramanian]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;The Incredible Banker&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Children&amp;#039;s Literature&lt;br /&gt;
| colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |No Award&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;8&amp;quot; |2013&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |English Fiction&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Jerry Pinto]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Em and the Big Hoom]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite press release|url=http://www.prlog.org/12133501-the-crossword-book-award-enters-its-12th-year.html|title=The Crossword Book Award Enters its 12th Year|publisher=Crossword|date=May 8, 2013|accessdate=November 21, 2013}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/crossword-book-awards-all-the-eligible-titles/402173-40-100.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130630212614/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/crossword-book-awards-all-the-eligible-titles/402173-40-100.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 30, 2013|title=Crossword Book Awards: All the eligible titles|date=June 26, 2013|publisher=IBN Live|accessdate=November 21, 2013}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/crossword-book-award-2013--shortlist-announced/435268-40-100.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131125025149/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/crossword-book-award-2013--shortlist-announced/435268-40-100.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 25, 2013|title=Crossword Book Award 2013 – Shortlist Announced|date=November 20, 2013|publisher=IBN Live|accessdate=November 21, 2013}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Janice Pariat]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Boats on Land&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |English Non Fiction&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Ananya Vajpeyi]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Righteous Republic&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Pankaj Mishra]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;From The Ruins Of Empire&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Indian Language Fiction Translation&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Ismat Chugtai]] / Translated by M Asaduddin&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;A Life In Words&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Popular Award&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Ravi Subramanian]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;The Bankster&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Popular-choice-ruled-at-book-awards/articleshow/26984253.cms|title=&amp;#039;Popular choice&amp;#039; ruled at book awards|date=December 7, 2013|work=[[Times of India]]|accessdate=December 7, 2013}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |Children&amp;#039;s Literature&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Payal Kapadia]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Wisha Wozzariter&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Uma Krishnaswami]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Book Uncle and Me&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;5&amp;quot; |2015&lt;br /&gt;
|English Fiction&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Anees Salim]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;The Blind Lady’s Descendants&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;short2014&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://kitaab.org/2015/04/29/india-raymond-crossword-book-award-2014-winners-announced/|title=India: Raymond Crossword Book Award 2014 winners announced|author=Zafar Anjum|date=April 29, 2015|work=kitaab.org|accessdate=April 29, 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|English Non Fiction&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Samanth Subramanian]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;This Divided Island: Stories from the Sri Lankan War&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Indian Language Fiction Translation&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Sundara Ramaswamy]] / Translated from [[Tamil language|Tamil]] by [[Lakshmi Holmstrom]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Children, Women, Men&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Popular Award&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Ravi Subramanian]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Bankerupt&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Kotak Junior Children&amp;#039;s Literature&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Shals Mahajan]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Timmi in Tangles&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;5&amp;quot; |2016&lt;br /&gt;
|English Fiction&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Amitav Ghosh]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Flood of Fire]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Life-Style/2016-11-30/Amish-Tripathi-Amitav-Ghosh-Ruskin-Bond-Radhakrishnan-Pillai-Twinkle-Khanna-win-big-at-the-14th-Raymond-Crossword-Book-Award/266425|title=Amish Tripathi, Amitav Ghosh, Ruskin Bond, Radhakrishnan Pillai, Twinkle Khanna win big at the 14th Raymond Crossword Book Award|work=The Hans India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161201144226/http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Life-Style/2016-11-30/Amish-Tripathi-Amitav-Ghosh-Ruskin-Bond-Radhakrishnan-Pillai-Twinkle-Khanna-win-big-at-the-14th-Raymond-Crossword-Book-Award/266425|archive-date=December 1, 2016|accessdate=December 1, 2016|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|English Non Fiction&lt;br /&gt;
|Akshaya Mukul&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Gita Press and the Making of Hindu India&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Indian Language Fiction Translation&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Shamsur Rahman Faruqi]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;The Sun That Rose From the Earth&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Popular Award&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Amish Tripathi]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Scion of Ikshvaku]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Kotak Junior Children&amp;#039;s Literature&lt;br /&gt;
|Ranjit Lal&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Nana was a Nutcase&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot; |2017&lt;br /&gt;
|Indian Fiction: Jury&lt;br /&gt;
|Sujit Saraf&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Harilal and Sons&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;2017winners&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.mumbailive.com/en/lifestyle/raymond-crossword-book-award-honours-the-best-of-indian-writing-and-publishing-industry-19690|title=Raymond Crossword Book Award honours the best of Indian writing and publishing industry|website=Mumbai Live|language=en|access-date=2019-09-11}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Indian Non Fiction: Jury&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Josy Joseph]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[A Feast of Vultures|A Feast of Vultures: The Hidden Business of Democracy in India]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://thewire.in/books/sujit-saraf-karan-johar-heres-swept-2017-crossword-book-awards|title=From Sujit Saraf to Josy Joesph, Here&amp;#039;s Who Swept the 2017 Crossword Book Awards|date=19 January 2018|website=The Wire}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Indian Language Fiction Translation&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Subhash Chandran]] / Translated from [[Malayalam]] by Fathima EV&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;A Preface to Man&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Children&amp;#039;s Literature: Jury&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Anita Nair]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Muezza and Baby Jaan&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Indian Fiction: Popular&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Durjoy Datta]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Our Impossible Love&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Indian Non Fiction: Popular&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Sadhguru]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Inner Engineering: A Yogi&amp;#039;s Guide to Joy]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Children&amp;#039;s Literature: Popular&lt;br /&gt;
|Archita Mishra&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;The Storm Bringer&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Business &amp;amp; Management: Popular&lt;br /&gt;
|Shantanu Guha Ray&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;The Target&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Biography: Popular&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Karan Johar]] and Poonam Saxena&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[An Unsuitable Boy]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/getahead/report/crossword-book-awards-karan-johar-sudha-murty-sadhguru-win-big/20180119.htm|title=Crossword book awards: Karan Johar, Sudha Murty, Sadhguru win big!|website=Rediff|language=en|access-date=2019-09-11}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Health &amp;amp; Fitness&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Isha Foundation]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;A Taste of Well-Being&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;11&amp;quot; |2018&lt;br /&gt;
|Indian Fiction: Jury&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Prayaag Akbar]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Leila (novel)|Leila]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://scroll.in/latest/906481/sudha-murthy-ruskin-bond-snigdha-poonam-among-winners-of-this-years-crossword-book-awards|title=Sudha Murthy, Ruskin Bond, Snigdha Poonam among winners of this year’s Crossword Book Awards|author=Scroll Staff|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-11}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Indian Non Fiction: Jury&lt;br /&gt;
|Snigdha Poonam&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Dreamers: How Young Indians Are Changing the World|Dreamers: How Young Indians Are Changing The World]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/crossword-book-awards-shashi-tharoor-snigdha-poonam-win-honours-at-16th-edition-5776761.html|title=Crossword Book Awards: Shashi Tharoor, Snigdha Poonam win honours at 16th edition|website=Firstpost|access-date=2019-09-11}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Indian Language Fiction Translation&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Benyamin (writer)|Benyamin]] / Translated from [[Malayalam]] by [[Shahnaz Habib]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Jasmine Days]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Children&amp;#039;s Literature: Jury&lt;br /&gt;
|Nandhika Nambi&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Unbroken&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Indian Fiction: Popular&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Durjoy Datta]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;The Boy Who Loved&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Indian Non Fiction: Popular&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Sudha Murty|Sudha Murthy]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Three Thousand Stitches&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Children&amp;#039;s Literature: Popular&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Ruskin Bond]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Looking For The Rainbow&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Business &amp;amp; Management: Popular&lt;br /&gt;
|Chandramouli Venkatesan&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Catalyst&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Biography: Popular&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Soha Ali Khan]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;The Perils of Being Moderately Famous&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Health &amp;amp; Fitness&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Sanjeev Kapoor]], Dr. Sarita Daware&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;You’ve Lost Weight : The Easy Guide To Receiving This Compliment Every Day&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Lifetime Achievement Award&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Shashi Tharoor]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.asianage.com/newsmakers/211218/shashi-tharoor-ruskin-bond-soha-ali-khan-win-big-at-16th-crossword-book-award.html|title=Shashi Tharoor, Ruskin Bond, Soha Ali Khan win big at 16th Crossword Book Award|date=2018-12-21|website=The Asian Age|access-date=2019-09-11}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==References==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Reflist|30em}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==External links==&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://www.crosswordbookawards.com/index.php#home Crossword Book Award]&lt;br /&gt;
*[https://www.crossword.in/about_us Crossword Bookstores]&lt;br /&gt;
*[https://www.facebook.com/Crosswordbookstores Crossword Bookstores] on [[Facebook]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Indian literary awards]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Awards established in 1998]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Translation awards]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:1998 establishments in India]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>&gt;GreenC bot</name></author>
	</entry>
</feed>