Booker Prize — Indian Authors

Salman Rushdie won the Booker Prize in 1981 for his novel 'Midnight's Children'.

Arundhati Roy became the first Indian citizen to win the Booker Prize for her debut novel, 'The God of Small Things'.

Kiran Desai won the 2006 Booker Prize for 'The Inheritance of Loss', a novel set in the Himalayas.

Aravind Adiga won the 2008 Booker Prize for his debut novel 'The White Tiger', which explores the class struggle in modern India.

Geetanjali Shree won the 2022 International Booker Prize for her novel 'Tomb of Sand' (translated by Daisy Rockwell), originally written in Hindi as 'Ret Samadhi'.

'Midnight's Children' was named the 'Best of the Booker' in 1993 and again in 2008, marking the best novel among all winners.

The Booker Prize is a British literary prize, and the award ceremony is traditionally held in London.

Rohinton Mistry has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize three times for 'Such a Long Journey' (1991), 'A Fine Balance' (1996), and 'Family Matters' (2002).

Anita Desai was shortlisted for 'Clear Light of Day', 'In Custody', and 'Fasting, Feasting', but not for 'The Village by the Sea'.

'Midnight's Children' centers on India's transition from British colonialism to independence and the partition.

The International Booker Prize is awarded annually to a book translated into English and published in the UK or Ireland, whereas the Booker Prize is for original English-language works.

Initially, the prize was open to authors from the Commonwealth, Ireland, and South Africa; now it is open to any novel written in English.

Anita Desai's 'In Custody', centered on an Urdu poet, was shortlisted for the 1984 Booker Prize.

Set in an unnamed city in India, 'A Fine Balance' deals with the period of The Emergency (1975–1977).

Anita Desai is the mother of Kiran Desai; both have been shortlisted for the Booker Prize, and Kiran won it in 2006.

The prize was sponsored by Booker-McConnell, a food wholesaler, and was originally called the 'Booker-McConnell Prize'.

The eligibility for the Booker Prize was expanded to any author writing in English, regardless of nationality, starting in 2014.

Avni Doshi's debut novel 'Burnt Sugar' was shortlisted for the 2020 Booker Prize.

Salman Rushdie is the only one among the list who has won the Booker Prize (1981).

As of the current rules, the winner of the Booker Prize receives £50,000.

Amitav Ghosh's historical novel 'The Glass Palace' was longlisted for the Booker Prize in 2001.

While 'Sea of Poppies' was shortlisted for the 2008 Booker Prize, it did not win the award.

Rohinton Mistry's 'Family Matters' was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 2002.

Despite its immense popularity and critical acclaim, 'A Suitable Boy' (1993) did not win or get shortlisted for the Booker Prize.

Rohinton Mistry was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1992 (Such a Long Journey), 1996 (A Fine Balance), and 2002 (Family Matters).

The prize was founded in 1969 by the food wholesaler Booker, McConnell Ltd.

Salman Rushdie's 'Midnight's Children' was voted the best novel to have won the Booker Prize in its first 25 years, earning the title 'Booker of Bookers'.

No Indian-origin author has won the Booker Prize since the 2014 rule change; Aravind Adiga and Kiran Desai won under the previous eligibility criteria.

Jeet Thayil's debut novel 'Narcopolis', set in Mumbai, was shortlisted for the 2012 Booker Prize.

Rohinton Mistry's 'A Fine Balance' gained immense international recognition after its Booker shortlist in 1996.

Kiran Desai won the Booker Prize in 2006 for her second novel, 'The Inheritance of Loss'.

The novel is a post-colonial allegory centered on the transition of India from British colonialism to independence and the Partition.

Anita Desai's 'In Custody' (1984) was shortlisted for the Booker Prize; it explores the decline of the Urdu language.

V.S. Naipaul, of Indian descent, won the Booker Prize in 1971 for his novel 'In a Free State'.

Paul Scott, a British author, is famous for the 'Raj Quartet', though he did not win the Booker Prize; he is often associated with themes of India.

Arundhati Roy's 'The God of Small Things' (1997) deals with the social rules and prejudices in Kerala.

The novel tells the story of Balram Halwai, a driver who navigates the complexities of class in India to become an entrepreneur.

In 2014, the Booker Prize eligibility was expanded to include any novel written in English, regardless of the author's nationality.

Anita Desai has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize three times, and her daughter Kiran Desai won the prize in 2006.

The Booker Prize ceremony is traditionally held annually in London, UK.

A Fine Balance was shortlisted for the 1996 Booker Prize and is widely regarded as one of Mistry's most significant works.

None of the listed authors were shortlisted for 'The Fisherman's Daughter'; the novel title is a distractor.

Narcopolis, Jeet Thayil's debut novel, was shortlisted for the 2012 Booker Prize.

Amitav Ghosh's 'River of Smoke', the second volume of the Ibis Trilogy, was longlisted for the Booker Prize in 2011.

Sunjeev Sahota was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 2015 for his novel 'The Year of the Runaways'.

Sunjeev Sahota was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 2015 for 'The Year of the Runaways'.

Rohinton Mistry's debut novel 'Such a Long Journey' was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1991.

Salman Rushdie won in 1981 for 'Midnight's Children' and the 'Booker of Bookers' in 1993.

Jhumpa Lahiri's 'The Lowland' was a shortlisted/longlisted contender for the 2013 Booker Prize.