The winner was announced on Friday by JCB Chairman Lord Anthony Bamford virtually during the hybrid event where the trophy was handed over to the winning author by Sunil Khurana, Chief Operating Officer, JCB India, and Jury Chair AS Panneerselvan.
The book, originally published as 'Ne'mat Khana' in 2014, is the fourth translation to win the award and its first Urdu winner. It was translated by Baran Farooqi.
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