Fittingly, she was appointed as a judge for the 2025 Booker Prize, one of the most prestigious ... and published in the UK or Ireland this year. The judging panel are tasked with reading 170 ...

By Pragati K.B. Reporting from New Delhi Banu Mushtaq’s book “Heart Lamp” last week became the first story collection to win the International Booker Prize. It was also the first work ...

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In winning the International Booker Prize ... awarded the £50,000 prize, and it’s the first time Kannada has been honoured. The 12 stories, picked from works the 77-year-old lawyer and activist ...

Bengaluru: Eminent Kannada writer Banu Mushtaq, who spread the fragrance of Kannada literature at international arena, with her collection of stories translated into English as ‘Heart Lamp’ by Deepa ...

This week, a woman who was relatively unknown in her own country was awarded one of the most prestigious prizes in all of literature, the International Booker Prize. It's awarded to books translated ...

Does reading a Booker prize winner feel like homework ... Then there’s the JCB prize, the Crossword prize - the list of prizes is as long as Hanuman’s tail! Honestly, I am confused.

Literary critics and cultural commentators have hailed the win as groundbreaking. Prominent Indian author and Booker Prize winner Arundhati Roy called Mushtaq’s recognition “a moment of literary ...

Kannada author Banu Mushtaq’s short story collection Heart Lamp, which interprets and inhabits the faultlines and silent revolts in the everyday lives of Muslim women, won the 2025 International ...

It is the first time that the International Booker prize has been won ... written by Mushtaq over many years, and with her translation of the title story, was a winner of the first issue of ...

In a landmark achievement for Indian literature, renowned Kannada writer Banu Mushtaq has been awarded the International Booker Prize ... about the Booker Prize winner. Congratulating the two ...

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 ...