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

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

Literature enthusiasts across India woke up on Wednesday morning to the sweet news of Karnataka’s own Banu Mushtaq and Deepa ...

Max Porter, chair of judges for The International Booker Prize 2025, said, “Our winning book shifts our perspective, teaches ...

It is a crowning moment for Indian, especially Kannada, literature that Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq has won the International ...

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

The first Kannada author to win the award, Mushtaq shares the honour and the £50,000 prize money with Bhasthi, the first ever ...

Mushtaq is no newcomer to Kannada letters. A product of the Bandaya ... Heart Lamp comprises twelve stories drawn from three decades of her writing, each bearing the searing imprint of lived ...

The play, Love Letters, has inspired countless actors and directors to stage their variations of the script, each bringing a ...

Karnataka’s Culture Minister has warned actor Kamal Haasan to apologise for allegedly insulting the Kannada language, or face ...