The English translation of Banu Mushtaq’s ‘Edeya Hanate’ has created a huge demand for other Kannada works translated into English. Readers not just from Karnataka, but across other states are buying ...

Author Banu Mushtaq and translator Deepa Bhasthi on ‘Heart Lamp’, the first short-story collection to win the award ...

Women’s writing in Kannada has not received the recognition it deserves. Even most of the notable awards at the national ...

Banu Mushtaq, an Indian writer, lawyer, and activist, has become the first author writing in Kannada to win the prestigious ...

Indian writer, lawyer, and activist Banu Mushtaq has made literary history by winning the International Booker Prize for her ...

It was a proud moment for Karnataka and the Kannada literary world as Deepa Bhasthi won the prestigious International Booker ...

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

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

Heart Lamp, written by author, women’s rights activist and lawyer Banu Mushtaq and translated by Deepa Bhasthi, has won the ...

Kannada writer Banu Mushtaq and translator Deepa Bhasthi's 'Heart Lamp' wins the International Booker Prize. The book's ...

Read more about Banu Mushtaq: lawyer, Kannada writer, feminist and now International Booker winner on Devdiscourse ...

Banu Mushtaq focused most of her writings on women's lives, caste, power and oppression. Her writing shed light on the ...