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The New India Foundation (NIF) has opened the information process for the 9th Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay NIF Book Prize for 2026, and invited publishers, authors and translators to taxable their non-fiction works examining aspects of modern oregon modern India.
Instituted successful 2018, the prize carries a currency reward of ₹15 lakh. The deadline for submitting nominations is January 31, 2026.
Eligibility criteria
Only book-length non-fiction titles published betwixt January 1, 2025 and December 31, 2025 are eligible to apply. The books indispensable beryllium primitively written successful English oregon translated into English from a enactment primitively published successful different language. There is nary regularisation with respect to the author’s nationality, ideology oregon genre of the work.
The enactment process volition beryllium overseen by a assemblage appointed by the New India Foundation, which volition reappraisal each eligible entries and find the longlist, shortlist and the last winner.
The 2025 Book Prize was awarded to Aparajith Ramnath for Engineering a Nation: The Life and Career of M. Visvesvaraya.
Speaking astir the Prize, Nandini Nair, Associate Director, NIF, said, “The Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay NIF Book Prize celebrates India’s finest books connected modern India. Since its inception, the grant has recognized works of in-depth probe and intelligence rigor. It honors publications that heighten knowing of India’s past and present, fostering an informed sermon among a wide readership.”
For much details connected the information process, visit here.
