The Oxford Handbook of Modern Indian Literatures, co-edited by Ulka Anjaria and our own Anjali Nerlekar, has been awarded the 2025 René Wellek Prize for Best Edited Essay Collection by the American Comparative Literature Association (ACLA). This prestigious prize recognizes outstanding books in comparative literature that cross national, linguistic, geographic, or disciplinary borders. The citation for the award can be found at the ACLA link.
The handbook, published by Oxford University Press in 2024, offers a comprehensive exploration of Indian literature as a multilingual and pluralistic space. Through forty-three chapters, it examines the continuities and divergences within Indian literary traditions, highlighting contact zones and interchanges across various languages and genres. The Handbook provides an overview of the current state of modern Indian writing and features a range of texts and approaches from across India's many languages and literary traditions.
Congratulations to Professors Nerlekar and Anjaria for their superb work!