Kannada writer, lawyer, and activist Banu Mushtaq and translator Deepa Bhasthi on Wednesday scripted history by winning the ...

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

The first Kannada author to win the award, Mushtaq shares the honour and the £50,000 prize money with Bhasthi, the first ever ...

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

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 ...

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

Indian writer, lawyer and activist Banu Mushtaq on Tuesday won the International Booker Prize for her short story collection ...

Literature enthusiasts across India woke up on Wednesday morning to the sweet news of Karnataka’s own Banu Mushtaq and Deepa ...

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

Heart Lamp, translated by Deepa Bhasthi, is the first short story collection to win the prize. The annual award celebrates ...

Banu Mushtaq’s collection of short stories is the first translation from Kannada to English to be shortlisted for the Booker ...