Welcome to Books on Holiday. The British Council in India and Sri Lanka has always
given a lot of importance to books which help our customers to be successful and
inspire them to explore new avenues. We have chosen 50 of the best contemporary
books with a British connection and we are setting them out on a journey around
the city, country and even the world. In the process, we will create book chains
linking people together as the books are passed on from one person to another. You
can be a part of Books on Holiday either by reading and passing a book around or
by browsing our website and telling us what you thought about the books on offer.
If you have been handed a book which is part of the Books on Holiday activity, here’s
what you do next
- Go to the “Get Started Now” section on the home page and enter your book-code which
can be found inside the book.
- Enter your details on the page that follows, and confirm your location on Google
Maps.
- Read the book and tell us what you thought about it by rating and commenting on
the book.
- Pass the book on, once you’ve finished reading it, to a friend, colleague, relative
or even a stranger!
- Track the book you read as well as others as they travel around the city and beyond.
You can be a part of Books on Holiday even if you did not receive one of these books.
Comment on and rate the various books on our list and interact with the other people
who are part of the activity.
We have some really exciting prizes on offer for a few lucky people who are part
of the longest book chains so keep passing the books and add to your chains.
And the winners are...
We received a really enthusiastic response to the Books on Holiday activity and we have no one else but YOU to thank. The 50 books travelled far and wide across the country and managed to meet more than 500 people during their exciting journeys. The five longest chains for the activity are
- Solo, by Rana Dasgupta, Chain originated in Chandigarh
- Solo, by Rana Dasgupta, Chain originated in Hyderabad
- Rupture, by Simon Lelic, Chain originated in Bengaluru
- A Thousand Splendid Suns, by Khaled Hosseini, Chain originated in Chandigarh
- An Equal Stillness, by Francesca Kay, Chain originated in Chandigarh
We included all the members of these five chains in a draw of lots to determine the lucky winners and their names are given below
Grand Prize Winner - Amazon Kindle e-reader
| S.No. |
Name |
City |
| 1. |
Bikramjeet S Grewal |
Chandigarh |
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Consolation Prize Winners – Book Vouchers from Crossword
Names and cities of consolation prize winners
The consolation prizes will be sent to the winners’ registered addresses by courier and the grand prize will be available for collection at our Chandigarh Library.
| S.No. |
Name |
City |
| 1. |
Aman |
Delhi |
| 2. |
Ashima Gupta |
Chandigarh |
| 3. |
Ekta |
Chandigarh |
| 4. |
Julluri Santosh |
Hyderabad |
| 5. |
Karanbir Singh |
Ludhiana |
| 6. |
Panneerselvam |
Chennai |
| 7. |
Rajbir Sharma |
Chandigarh |
| 8. |
Sandeep Kumar Thatikonda |
Hyderabad |
| 9. |
Sanjay Mahajan |
Chandigarh |
| 10. |
Santosh Duddelli |
Hyderabad |
|
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| S.No. |
Name |
City |
| 11. |
Saran |
Hyderabad |
| 12. |
Sheetal Mahajan |
Chandigarh |
| 13. |
Srinivas Dandu |
Hyderabad |
| 14. |
SRK |
Pune |
| 15. |
Supriya |
Hyderabad |
| 16. |
Swetha |
Hyderabad |
| 17. |
Udhay Mahajan |
Chandigarh |
| 18. |
Veena Sharma |
Chandigarh |
| 19. |
Vicky |
Chandigarh |
| 20. |
Yogesh Kumar |
Chandigarh |
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