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

The stories portray Muslim women’s griefs and sanities, their material and immaterial assets and threats, and the ...

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Banu Mushtaq's Heart Lamp Wins International Booker Prize 2025. In a time of homogenising narratives, Banu's Heart Lamp glows ...

Author and activist Banu Mushtaq's short story collection, 'Heart Lamp,' made history by winning the International Booker Prize. The award marks a significant achievement for Kannada literature, ...

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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 ...