Current Affairs - Awards and Honours - Discussion

Bangalore will host the award ceremony of the Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay NIF Book Prize 2026 on December 12, 2026, as part of the Bangalore Literature Festival. The New India Foundation (NIF) established this annual literary award in 2018 to recognise outstanding non-fiction books focusing on modern and contemporary India. Five books, all published in 2025, have been shortlisted for the 2026 edition. Their subjects include the Indian Constitution, economic development, the history of partition, diplomat K. M. Panikkar and classical singer Arun Kashalkar. The winning author will receive a cash prize of ₹15 lakh.