Ashok Gopal Wins NIF Book Prize 2024 for "BR Ambedkar: A Biography".

Awards

In November 2024, the New India Foundation announced writer Ashok Gopal has won the Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay National Innovation Foundation (NIF) Book Prize 2024 for his biography "A Part Apart: The Life and Thought of BR Ambedkar".


      - He will be honoured at the Bangalore Literature Festival in Bengaluru, Karnataka.

      - The award carries a cash prize of Rs 15 lakh, a trophy, and a citation.

     

Main Points:-   (i) The book was published by Navayana and it delivers a vivid account of Ambedkar's life journey from facing systemic oppression to shaping India's constitution as an advocate for marginalised communities.

      (ii) In 2023, Akshaya Mukul won the award for his biography of writer Agyeya, titled 'Writer, Rebel, Soldier, Lover: The Many Lives of Agyeya'.


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