The Kannadiga literary sphere hopes the International Booker Prize win will put the spotlight on Kannada literature and on Indian writing in general ...

It is the official language of Karnataka, a state nestled between Kerala (where they speak Malayalam), Tamil Nadu (where ...

By Pragati K.B. Banu Mushtaq’s book “Heart Lamp” last month became the first story collection to win the International Booker ...

Banu Mushtaq's first short story appeared in a local magazine when she was 27. Banu Mushtaq, an Indian writer, lawyer, and activist, has become the first author writing in Kannada to win the ...

Kannada writer, lawyer, and activist Banu Mushtaq and translator Deepa Bhasthi on Wednesday scripted history by winning the International Booker Prize for 'Heart Lamp', the first Kannada title and ...

Banu Mushtaq, a Kannada writer, has won the International Booker Prize 2025 for her short story collection, Heart Lamp, translated by Deepa Bhasthi. This marks the first time a short story collection ...

Heart Lamp, written by Banu Mushtaq and translated from Kannada into English by Deepa Bhasthi, is a collection of short stories. It has now won the International Booker Prize — the first-ever short ...

BENGALURU: Amid the ongoing debate over languages, author Banu Mushtaq, who won the International Booker Prize for her short ...

NEW DELHI – Heart Lamp: Selected Stories, a searing collection by Kannada writer Banu Mushtaq and translated into English by Deepa Bhasthi, has been shortlisted for the 2025 International Booker ...

Her book Heart Lamp, translated from the Kannada by Deepa Bhasthi, is the first collection of short stories to be awarded the £50,000 prize, and it’s the first time Kannada has been honoured.