The Literary Mirror Announces the Winners of The LIT Digital Awards 2021

The Literary Mirror Announces the Winners of The LIT Digital Awards 2021

The much-awaited results of The LIT Digital Awards 2021 by The Literary Mirror were announced with a grand celebration and revelation of its esteemed winners. The LIT Digital Awards Season 2, which saw an overwhelming response over the past few months, marked its finale on the 27th July 2021.

Deepti Sharma’s book ‘Litany of Woes’ was announced the winner of The LIT Digital Awards 2021, followed by Darshan Desale’s ‘Manu’ as First Runner-Up and Mehak Budhrani’s ‘Six Inches Are Enough On Heels…Not In Bed’ as Second Runner-Up. A Mathematician and an Author, Deepti Sharma’s book ‘Litany of Woes’ is a crime thriller and mystery novel that narrates the story of ‘Nida’, a rebellious author who survives a broken marriage and hopes to live a dream. In her quest to find comfort and love in all forms, she struggles through heart-wrenching experiences and betrayals.

‘Manu’ by Darshan Desale is the story of an ordinary young boy who loves to explore and learn the ancient scriptures, and through them, find the true meaning of life. He encounters a character from Mahabharata and ventures into an ancient lost city, which is depicted in this mythology and sci-fi novel.

A book that scouts the subjects of love and lust amongst the youth of today, ‘Six Inches Are Enough On Heels…Not In Bed’ by Mehak Budhrani depicts the pivotal aspects that revolve around the stigma of love and lust in the present Indian society. Mehak Budhrani is a practicing Advocate and a part-time relationship counsellor.

The event was held in association with leading media partners like Bangalore Insider, The CEO Magazine, SchoolLife, Dispatch, Rapid Leaks, and publishing partners like Bigfoot Publishers. With Literia Insight as its PR Partner, and CleverFox Publishing as Knowledge Partner, the event saw a huge response of nominations over the months.

Celebrating literature and honoring the literary artisans, the event witnessed nominations from across genres by both, new and established authors. The nominated books were evaluated and adjudged by an honorable panel of jury members consisting of renowned personalities like Anuradha Bhattacharyya, an IIT Alumni and a winner of Chandigarh Sahitya Akademy Award; Ankit Jhamb, a seasoned Corporate Professional and Associate Director for Capability and Development Team; Shirsh Srivastava, an advocate at the honourable Supreme Court of India and winner of Asian Literature Award 2020; and the honourable Chief Guest, Sabarna Roy, a critically acclaimed bestselling author and a Senior Vice President.

The nominated literary works were examined and assessed through a selection procedure of Longlist and Shortlist and culminating by announcing the list of winners. The winner bagged a prize money of INR 50, 000, the 1st runner-up received a prize money of INR 30,000 and the 2nd runner-up received a prize money of INR 20, 000 simultaneously.

Editor-in-Chief & Chief Organizer, Mr. Nitish Raj and Senior Editor & Chief Organizer, Mr. Vikash Saxena, shared their excitement at the grand success of second season of the popular event. They gladly announced the winners and congratulated all the participants, winners, jury members, and media partners who made the event an enjoyable journey.

The Literary Mirror, a digital literary magazine of global standards, and the organizer of The LIT Digital Awards 2021 looks forward to continuing its efforts in contributing to the field of literature by providing such platforms that celebrate literary wizards, literary works, industry veterans, and the spirit of oneness.