27 magical moments from AutHer Awards 2023

The fourth edition of AutHer Awards 2023 took place on a pleasant evening at Taj Palace, New Delhi this Sunday. The AutHer Awards, a joint venture between The Times of India and JK Paper, saw authors, publishers, academicians, book lovers, bureaucrats, politicians, and artistes in attendance. Scroll down to take a look at 27 magical moments from AutHer Awards 2023.

Veteran actress Shabana Azmi, the Chief Guest for AutHer Awards 2023 addressed the gathering.

Vinita Dawra Nangia, Literary Director AuthHer Awards 2023 at the eventful evening at Taj Palace.

A glimpse of the houseful evening at Auther Awards 2023.

​Veteran Indian novelist and feminist author, Shashi Deshpande was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award this year for her timeless contribution to Indian writing in English.

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Harsh Pati Singhania, JK Papers, Vice Chairman and MD along with Vinita Dawra Nangia, Literary Director-AutHer Awards 2023 and Shovana Narayan, Indian kathak dancer.

Jury Sonali Bendre posing candidly with the chief guest Shabana Azmi at the AutHer Awards 2023

Sonali Bendre, Shabana Azmi and Lillete Dubey posing for the camera at AutHer Awards 2023.

The jury children author award included Ranjit Lal, Swati Roy, and Dalbir K Madan.

The jury for non-fiction included Vikram Sampath, Ramesh Sharma, and Prabha Chandran

The jury fiction included Sonali Bendre, Jonathan Gil Harris, and Navtej Sarna.

The jury debut author included Priti Paul, Lillete Dubey, and Sunit Tandon.

​Best Children's Author was given to two women writers this year! Bijal Vachharajani won the award for 'Savi and the Memory Keeper' (published by Hachette India), and uthor Vaishali Shroff also won the award for her children's book 'Batata, Pao and All Things Portuguese' (published by The People Place Project).

​Best Author Non-Fiction went to Barkha Dutt for her book'To Hell and Back: Humans of COVID', published by Juggernaut Books.

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The best Author Debut Award was won by Vauhini Vara for her novel 'The Immortal King Rao', published by HarperCollins. The award was received by the publisher.

​The Popular Choice Award was won by Vaishnavi Roy for her book 'Unwind', published by The Write Order, for garnering the maximum number of votes online.

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The father of Best Manuscript winner Aditi Sowmyanarayan from Bangalore with the esteemed guests. The 17-year-old writer, who is non-verbal and on the autism spectrum, stood out with her exceptional writing talent for the jury.

Best Author Fiction was given to Janice Pariat for her novel 'Everything the Light Touches', published by HarperCollins. The award was received by the publisher

All the winners of AutHer Awards 2023 having the moment of joy at the gala evening.

Designer Madhu Jain at the AutHer Awards 2023.

The eminent guests included Neelam Rudy, Monika Mohta, Alison Barrett, Director British Council, and Jonathan at the gala evening.

Shobit Arya, founder and publisher, Wisdom Tree and Princess Jyotsna Singh at the literary evening.

Guests at the evening with the Literary Director AutHer Awards 2023.

His Excellency Fırat Sunel, Ambassador of Turkey to India with Literary Director-AutHer Awards.

A guest with the Literary Director of the awards evening.

The holistic beauty expert Blossom Kochhar along with Indian painter and writer Bulbul Sharma at the evening.

Entrepreneur Shalini Wahi Chauhan having a moment joy at the AutHer Awards 2023.