Shirish ji, Maile criticize gareko hoina. I wrote above that I am not criticizing the writer's work, but the prize should be such that a writer thrives to get it. If the sponsors are so many, I would rather suggest them to combine two or more, and make the list a short and concise, such that the winner is proud of it, and the "non-winners" thrive to get it. Please go and interview their friends and relatives, and ask : how do they feel with long list of winners? Yes, it promotes like in Japanese schools: socialist thinking, but will not bring new level of competition: like the think tank in capitalism think. Both are great approches, but I prefer less number of prizes, but large in prize amount/ quality, so that I can remember who got yesterday, and who will get tomorrow. I don't want to call a prize outstanding, when in a few year, you don't have a freshman to offer the award. Let me tell you this story. BGA, one of the pioneering society in my profession, offers R. Lecture award every year. One year, they offer it to British, and next year they offer to international, even under this situation, British are feeling that they have drained out the list of Great British professionals who really is outstanding to line with the big guys "outstanding" people who received the title yesterday. People around the world make fun because one British one international is simply not comparable. So, today these prize winners in INLS are outstanding, but when you start distributing the prize in such long list, tomorrow: down the road, a hari latthak will also get it, because you simply don't have people left out or same people get under different title. This was my concern. Well, it is their prize, it is their choice. But, I am just raising a question whether you will have such problem down the road, and these early "outstanding" writer will agree with prizes given to future "out standing" winners out of left out list. Good Job INLS. No doubt, on that, but becareful whether today's outstanding will really honor tomorrow's outstanding writers?