
First Row: (From L to R) Akhil Sharma, Anuradha Roy and KR Meera. Second Row: (From L to R) Mirza Waheed, Neel Mukherjee and Raj Kamal Jha.

Neel Mukherjee: The Lives of Others (Vintage/Penguin Random House, UK)

Mirza Waheed: The Book of Gold Leaves (Viking/Penguin India)
"We have had to make difficult decisions because all the books on the very varied long-list could qualify for the shortlist," Mr Tully said.

Akhil Sharma: Family Life (Faber & Faber, UK)
"The novels are also remarkable for their realism and for the way they convey atmosphere. I am particularly glad that a translation from a South Asian language into English is included in the shortlist," he added.
Mr Mukherjee is up for 'The Lives of Others', which was also shortlisted for the 2014 Booker Prize; Kashmir-born Mr Waheed is in the running for 'The Book of Gold Leaves' while Mr Sharma for 'Family Life', which won the Folio Prize earlier this year.

KR Meera: Hang Woman (Translated by J Devika; Penguin, India)
Malayalam author Mr Meera is in race for 'Hang Woman', Indian Express chief editor Mr Jha is up for 'She Will Build Him a City' and Mr Roy for 'Sleeping on Jupiter', which was also long-listed for the Booker Prize this year.

Anuradha Roy: Sleeping on Jupiter (Hachette, India)

Raj Kamal Jha: She Will Build Him A City (Bloomsbury, India)
The winner of the 2015 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature will be announced at the Galle Literary Festival in Sri Lanka on January 16 next year.