Indian author Banu Mushtaq and translator Deepa Bhasthi won the International Booker Prize for fiction Tuesday for “Heart ...

Banu Mushtaq, a writer and activist from Karnataka, has gained global recognition for her powerful storytelling centered on ...

This is a proud moment for all Kannadigas. Heartfelt congratulations to Banu Mushtaq, the esteemed writer from our land, who ...

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

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

Mushtaq reportedly described her win as a victory for diversity as she collected the prize at a ceremony at Tate Modern along ...

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

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

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

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

Through 12 short stories published over three decades, the writer portrays the pain and suffering of Muslim women in south ...

Equally commendable is the role of Deepa Bhasthi who translated Heart Lamp from Kannada to English without diluting the ...