Nandini Das, an India-born author, has won the 2023 British Academy Book Prize for Global Cultural Understanding.
- She won the prize for her debut book, ‘Courting India: England, Mughal India and the Origins of Empire.’
- Nandini Das is a Professor of English literature at the University of Oxford.
- Critics describe her book as the “true origin story of Britain and India” and it focuses on England’s first diplomatic mission to the Mughal courts.
- The book offers a new perspective on the origins of the British Empire, particularly through the story of the first English ambassador to India, Sir Thomas Roe, in the early 17th century.
MCQs
Q.: Who is the winner of the 2023 British Academy Book Prize for Global Cultural Understanding?
a) Sir Thomas Roe
b) Nandini Das
c) A British diplomat
d) An anonymous author
Ans : b) Nandini Das
Q.: What is the title of Nandini Das’s award-winning book?
a) England’s First Diplomatic Mission
b) The Origins of the British Empire
c) Courting India: England, Mughal India and the Origins of Empire
d) The True Origin Story of Britain
Ans : c) Courting India: England, Mughal India and the Origins of Empire
