Indian author Banu Mushtaq and translator Deepa Bhasthi have won the International Booker Prize for fiction for “Heart Lamp,” ...

Banu Mushtaq, a trailblazing writer, lawyer and activist from Karnataka, has become the first Kannada author to win the ...

Max Porter, Chair of the 2025 International Booker Prize judges, praised Heart Lamp as a standout from the outset. “This was ...

Banu Mushtaq’s Kannada title ‘Heart Lamp,’ translated by Deepa Bhasthi, is the first collection of short stories to be ...

Earlier, Banu Mushtaq was a reporter for the newspaper Lankesh Patrike. For a brief period, her career also included at All ...

Meet the fearless author and her trailblazer translator, uncover 7 little-known truths about their path to global literacy ...

It is the first time that the award has been given to a collection of short stories. "Heart Lamp" is the first book written ...

Translated from Kannada by Deepa Bhasthi, the book won the Booker from a list of six novels, which were shortlisted for the ...

The collection of 12 short stories, written over three decades, highlights marginalized voices resonating globally. Deepa ...

Banu Mushtaq, a trailblazing Kannada writer, has become the first author in her language to win the International Booker ...

Mushtaq’s book could prod readers to re-engage with urgent questions regarding discrimination based on faith, gender, and ...