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The JCB Prize for Literature Longlist 2024
The JCB Prize for Literature is a Rs 25-lakh award presented each year to a distinguished work of fiction by an Indian author.
The Prize aims to celebrate Indian writing and help readers worldwide discover the very best of contemporary Indian literature. It also gives significant awards to translators, whose work is essential for readers to appreciate the scale and diversity of literature written in over twenty languages. Each year, the Literary Director appoints a jury of prominent individuals from various areas of Indian social and intellectual life. Every member of the jury reads every novel entered for the Prize. The jury is alone responsible for selecting the longlist (of ten), the shortlist (of five), and the winner.
In 2018, JCB India established the JCB Literature Foundation to promote the art and literature in India. Its principal activity is to administer The JCB Prize for Literature. JCB, a global leader in earthmoving and construction equipment, has been operating in India since 1979. The company's desire to create a lasting cultural legacy in India stems from its deep and longstanding engagement with the country’s social and economic landscape.
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