While there were several women who were inspired by the literary and political landscape of the ’80s, Banu remains one of the ...

The International Booker Prize-shortlisted translator reflects on translating Kannada writers Kodagina Gouramma and Banu Mushtaq.

Inspired by encounters with women who came to her for help, each of Mushtaq’s stories introduces us to a different woman from a different family. What the women of Heart Lamp share is that their lives ...

Deepa Bhasthi received the International Booker Prize in London. She translated Banu Mushtaq's Kannada novel 'Edeya Hanate'.

An extraordinary author-translator collaboration produced a book, “Heart Lamp,” that was lauded for enriching the English ...

Banu Mushtaq makes history with International Booker Prize win for Heart Lamp, translated by Deepa Bhasthi, celebrating ...

Deepa Bhasthi, the winner of the prestigious International Booker Prize 2025, has etched her name in the books of literary ...

Today, Deepa Bhasthi stands as an inspiration—not just to translators, but to every regional language writer, journalist, and ...

International Booker Prize winner Banu Mushtaq, renowned for capturing the lives of Indian women, views writing as essential as breathing. Her award-winning Kannada collection 'Heart Lamp' showcases ...

Banu Mushtaq’s “Heart Lamp,” translated by Deepa Bhasthi, had received little notice in Britain or the United States before ...

Banu Mushtaq (Kannada writer, lawyer, activist) and translator Deepa Bhasthi speak to Times Of India on scripting history at the International Booker by winning the Prize for 'Heart Lamp'. The book is ...

Deepa Bhasthi is a translator, fiction novelist, children's writer, and book reviewer from Kodagu, Karnataka. She won the ...