The Kannada short film 'Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know' has earned a spot in the Oscars 2025 lineup, competing in the ...

Karnataka-based writer, activist and lawyer Banu Mushtaq’s short story collection ‘Heart Lamp’, translated from Kannada ...

"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,” ...

Banu Mushtaq's short-story collection 'Heart Lamp', translated to English by Deepa Bhasthi, has been longlisted for the prestigious International Book ...

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

Banu Mushtaq’s 'Heart Lamp' makes history as the first Kannada work longlisted for the International Booker Prize, bringing regional storytelling to a global stage., Features News - Times Now ...

On February 25, 2025, Banu Mushtaq, 76, scripted history by becoming the first Kannada writer to be nominated for the International Booker Prize for her short story collection Heart Lamp ...

Chosen among 13 worldwide titles, Mushtaq's work appeals to the judges for its ‘witty, vivid, colloquial, moving and excoriating’ style of capturing portraits of family and community tensions ...

The Kannada short film Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know, directed by Chidananda S Naik, has qualified for the Oscars ...

First-time nominees, powerful stories, and a historic Kannada entry—these 13 books on the 2025 International Booker Prize longlist are making waves in world literature., Features News - Times Now ...