Question: Recently Nayanjot Lahiri, Professor of History at the Ashoka University, has been announced as the winner of 2016 John F. Richards Prize for her which of the following book?
(a) Akbar in Ancient India
(b) Ashoka in Ancient India
(c) The Great Ashoka
(d) The policy in Ancient India
Ans: (b)
Related facts:
- On 3 October 2016 Nayanjot Lahiri, has been announced as the winner of 2016 John F. Richards Prize for her book Ashoka in Ancient India.
- Nayanjot Lahiri is Professor of History at the Ashoka University
- The Richards Prize is awarded annually by the American Historical Association (AHA) to the best book in South Asian history.
- The prize will be awarded at the Association’s 131st Annual Meeting in Denver, January 5–8, 2017.
Reference:
http://blog.historians.org/2016/10/american-historical-association-announces-2016-prize-winners/
https://www.historians.org/awards-and-grants/past-recipients/john-f-richards-prize-recipients
https://www.historians.org/awards-and-grants/awards-and-prizes/john-f-richards-prize
http://www.thehindu.com/books/books-authors/nayanjot-lahiri-bags-prize-for-book-on-ashoka/article9185483.ece