Banu Mushtaq, a prominent Karnataka writer, gained recognition as her collection Heart Lamp made it to the International Booker Prize 2025 longlist, featuring 13 first-time authors. The shortlist will ...

"When I was informed, I was overwhelmed and very happy for myself, the Kannada language, the state and our entire country because it is a time for celebration,” says Banu Mushtaq, in a moment of ...

Banu Mushtaq, first Kannada writer nominated for International Booker Prize, shares her journey as an advocate, politician, ...

Booker Prize 2025 longlist celebrates Banu Mushtaq and Deepa Bhasthi’s effort in a collection of short stories about Muslim ...

Over the course of the book, the author takes us back to some of the more well-known landmarks of the 1970s and 1980s: the ...

“It is an honour for Kannada that a work written in our language is getting this recognition ... Heart Lamp is one among the 13 books chosen by the 2025 judging panel, headed by Max Porter.

"When I was informed, I was overwhelmed and very happy for myself, the Kannada language, the state and ... 399), has become the first Kannada book to be longlisted, among 12 others across the ...

Kannada writer, activist and lawyer Banu Mushtaq features in the long list of the International Booker Prize 2025, for her ...