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

Indian writer-lawyer-activist Banu Mushtaq has scripted history by winning the International Booker prize for the short story ...

Joy in India as writer Banu Mushtaq wins a major literary award for her short stories that she wrote over 3 decades in a regional language.

Lawyer Banu Mushtaq, from Karnataka (India), is the first to win this award. Her short story collection Heart Lamp is ...

Banu Mushtaq’s “Heart Lamp,” translated by Deepa Bhasthi, had received little notice in Britain or the United States before Tuesday. Now, it’s won the major award for translated fiction.

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

Banu Mushtaq's 'Heart Lamp' has won the International Booker Prize, marking the first Kannada to English translation to ...

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

Banu Mushtaq, a writer and lawyer, won the International Booker Prize for her Kannada short story collection 'Hridaya Deepa', ...

Banu Mushtaq won the International Booker Prize for her Kannada short story collection, 'Heart Lamp'. Karnataka's government offered her a 'G' category Bangalore Development Authority site in ...

Banu Mushtaq, a writer and activist from Karnataka, has gained global recognition for her powerful storytelling centered on resistance, gender justice, and social reform. As a prominent voice in ...

Indian writer, lawyer and activist Banu Mushtaq has made history by becoming the first author writing in the Kannada language to win the International Booker prize with her short story anthology ...