South Indian literary master Benyamin was awarded 2018 JCB Prize for Literature for his novel Jasmine Days. The story follows a young woman caught up in the Arab Spring protests of 2011. It is India's most expensive literature prize with a cash prize of 25 lakh INR and a trophy. 5 lakh INR was awarded to Shahnaz Habib, who translated the book to English.

South Indian literary master Benyamin was awarded 2018 JCB Prize for Literature for his novel Jasmine Days. The story follows a young woman caught up in the Arab Spring protests of 2011. It is India's most expensive literature prize with a cash prize of 25 lakh INR and a trophy. 5 lakh INR was awarded to Shahnaz Habib, who translated the book to English.