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

Banu Mushtaq, a writer, lawyer and activist, began writing about her people, their joys, sorrows and anxieties, over five ...

All writers draw on their experience, whether consciously or not, says Indian author Banu Mushtaq -- including the titular ...

Booker Prize-winning Kannada author and activist Banu Mushtaq received a warm welcome at the Bengaluru International Airpor ...

Her London journey was not without drama. Because of health concerns—Banu is a heart patient—her family booked connecting flights via Doha instead of a long direct flight. In transit, she lost her ...

The short fiction collection is not a seductive read in the traditional sense. It doesn’t dazzle with plot twists or offer ...

In conversation with Forbes India after winning one of the most prestigious literary awards for her book Heart Lamp, Mushtaq ...

Banu Mushtaq, author of Heart Lamp, is the first Kannada writer to have won the International Booker Prize in London.(Photo: Alberto Pezzali/AP ) “Ab mai England mein hun toh English mein baat ...

Full texts of writer Banu Mushtaq’s and translator Deepa Bhasthi’s acceptance speeches after winning the 2025 International ...

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced a cash prize of Rs 10 lakh each for Banu Mushtaq and Deepa Bhasthi for ...

In 2013, a Kannada literary giant, U.R. Ananthamurthy, was shortlisted for the Man Booker International Prize. In the past decade, books by Vivek Shanbhag, translated into English by Srinath Perur ...