2nd Rainbow Awards
| 2nd Rainbow Awards | |
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| Date | December 2024 |
| Venue | Rainbow Lit Fest, Gulmohar Park, New Delhi |
| Country | India |
| Presented by | Dwijen Dinanath Arts Foundation |
| Website | therainbowawards |
The 2nd Rainbow Awards ceremony is to be held at Rainbow Lit Fest, Gulmohar Park, New Delhi in December 2024. It intends to celebrate the work published between 1 June 2023 and 31 May 2024.[1][2]
Jury
The nine-member jury, composed of the following members will evaluate the submissions and decide on the award winners.[2]
- Parvati Sharma, writer
- Poonam Saxena, journalist, writer and translator
- Niladri R. Chatterjee: Professor
- Dhamini Ratnam, journalist and editor
- Ashlin Mathew, journalist
- Aroh Akunth, founder of Dalit Queer Project
- Sindhu Rajasekaran, author, filmmaker and academic
- Sayantan Datta, journalist and Assistant Professor
Winners and nominees
Lifetime Achievement Award
Minakshi Sanyal, a cofounder of the nonprofit Sappho for Equality. The organization focuses on queer issues and is located in Kolkata.[3][4]
Literature
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Fiction of the Year
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Non-fiction of the Year
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Journalism
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Feature of the Year
"Everyone Accepts Me The Way I Am" by Smitha Tumuluru |
Op-Ed of the Year
"Where do the quiet gays go?" by Shruti Sunderraman |
See also
References
- ^ "Festivals and awards that celebrate queer culture across India". The Economic Times. 22 May 2024.
- ^ a b "The Rainbow Awards". The Rainbow Awards. Archived from the original on 14 June 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ a b c "2024". Rainbow Awards. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ^ Ahmad, Areeb (23 January 2025). "Report: The Rainbow Literature Festival 2024". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ^ "A Look at the 2024 Rainbow Awards for Literature Shortlist". Platform Magazine. 6 November 2024. Retrieved 2026-03-19.