English author Tony Joseph has won 12th ‘Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize’ for his 2018 book, ‘Early Indians: The Story of Our Ancestors and Where We Came’.
It seeks to celebrate ‘extraordinary new writing in all genres’ from South Asian countries.
In 2018, the prize was awarded to Sujatha Gidla from India for her ‘Ants Among Elephants: An Untouchable Family and The Making of Modern India’.