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Banu Mushtaq received the honour during a ceremony at London's Tate Modern, joined by Deepa Bhasthi, who translated the book ...
Kannada writer, lawyer, and activist Banu Mushtaq and translator Deepa Bhasthi on Wednesday scripted history by winning the ...
Equally commendable is the role of Deepa Bhasthi who translated Heart Lamp from Kannada to English without diluting the ...
Writer, activist and lawyer Banu Mushtaq’s short story collection ‘Heart Lamp’ (Hridaya Deepa) has become the first Kannada ...
Bengaluru: Prominent figures across Karnataka have hailed the Booker Prize-winning efforts of Banu Mushtaq as a landmark ...
The International Booker Prize 2025 has been awarded to 'Heart Lamp', a collection of 12 short stories by Kannada author Banu Mushtaq and translated by Deepa Bhasthi. The book chronicles the lives and ...
Max Porter, Chair of the 2025 International Booker Prize judges, praised Heart Lamp as a standout from the outset. “This was ...
International Booker Prize-winner Banu Mushtaq’s collection of short stories is the first translation from Kannada to English ...
Banu Mushtaq, an Indian writer, lawyer, and activist, has become the first author writing in Kannada to win the prestigious International Booker Prize for her short story collection Heart Lamp. The ...
Heart Lamp' by Banu Mushtaq, translated by Deepa Bhasthi from Kannada, has won the 2025 International Booker Prize, becoming ...
Through 12 short stories published over three decades, the writer portrays the pain and suffering of Muslim women in south ...
Leelavathi recalled communal tension in Arasikere of Hassan some years back and said she and Banu Musthaq strived hard to bring harmony.