1st Rainbow Awards
The 1st Rainbow Awards ceremony was held at Rainbow Lit Fest, Gulmohar Park, New Delhi on 10 December 2023. It celebrated writers from 1 January 2022 and journalists from 1 June 2022, both until 31 May 2023.
Jury
The nine-member jury composed of following members evaluated the submissions and decide on the award winners. Rohin Bhatt, queer rights activist, lawyer and bioethicist, served as a co-coordinator.- Adrija Bose, editor
- Alka Pande, art historian and writer
- Anish Gawande, co-found of the Pink List India
- Jyotsna Siddharth, artist and writer
- Kalki Subramaniam, activist, artist and writer
- Parvati Sharma, writer
- Poonam Saxena, writer and translator
- Sindhu Rajasekaran, writer and researcher
Winners and nominees