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Banu Mushtaq, an Indian writer, lawyer, and activist, has become the first author writing in Kannada to win the prestigious ...
The Kannadiga literary sphere, which is celebrating Banu Mushtaq and Deepa Bhasthi, hopes the International Booker Prize win will put the spotlight on Kannada literature and on Indian writing in gener ...
Banu Mushtaq's 'Heart Lamp' wins International Booker Prize, sparking high demand for book in Kannada and English in.
Women’s writing in Kannada has not received the recognition it deserves. Even most of the notable awards at the national ...
It is a crowning moment for Indian, especially Kannada, literature that Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq has won the International ...
Banu Mushtaq, the first Kannada writer to win International Booker Prize, has dedicated the award to the people of India. She said that she is celebrating the win as part of her activism for ...
In this SBS Hindi podcast, we discuss Indian author Banu Mushtaq's win of the 2025 International Booker Prize for her book ...
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, ...
This year’s International Booker Prize was awarded to Banu Mushtaq’s ‘Heart Lamp,’ a collection of short stories written in Kannada. As with Geetanjali Shree’s ‘Tomb of Sand,’ it lights up a path we ...
Author and activist Banu Mushtaq, who made history when her short story collection ‘Heart Lamp’ became the first Kannada ...
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Banu Mushtaq Publisher: Penguin Price: Rs 399/- Banu Mushtaq’s Heart Lamp Wins International Booker Prize 2025. In a time of ...
Karnataka author Banu Mushtaq, who won the International Booker Prize for fiction this year, said she dedicates the award to the country and hopes it will inspire more women to speak out for their ...