Renowned Tamil writer Perumal Murugan and his translator Janani Kannan won the 2023 JCB Prize for Literature for his book 'Fire Bird' at a gala event held at the Taj Mahal, New Delhi, on November 18, 2023. Perumal Murugan and translator Janani Kannan were announced as the winners of this year's prize by Lord Bamford- Chairman of JCB Group, virtually. While Murugan was awarded 25 lakh rupees as the prize money, the translator has received an additional 10 lakh rupee prize.
Since both Murugan and Kannan were unable to attend the literary event in the national capital, the coveted trophy was awarded by Deepak Shetty- CEO and Managing Director, JCB India Limited on behalf of Lord Bamford, to Sundaram Kannan, and Manasi Subramaniam, the Tamil publisher and the Editor of the English translation, respectively. The trophy titled ‘Mirror Melting’ is a sculpture by Delhi artist duo, Thukral and Tagra.
