Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay NIF Book Prize 2026 Longlists Ten Nonfiction Works

Ten nonfiction books are competing for the Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay NIF Book Prize 2026.

The winning author will receive Rs 15 lakh.

The prize will be presented on December 12 at the Bangalore Literature Festival 2026.

The article recommends five books from the longlist for readers to consider.

One of them is A Man for All Seasons: The Life of K M Panikkar.

It was written by historian Narayani Basu.

The book is about diplomat and statesman K M Panikkar.

It describes his influence on India’s domestic and foreign policy after British rule.