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

Lifetime Achievement Award
Hoshang Merchant, a Hyderabad-based poet and professor best known for his anthology Yaraana, was honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award.