Banu Mushtaq, the trailblazing Indian author who made history in May by winning the International Booker Prize for her novel Heart Lamp, says the award marks a collective victory – for literature, for ...

Indian author Banu Mushtaq and translator Deepa Bhasthi won the International Booker Prize for fiction Tuesday for “Heart Lamp,” a collection of 12 short stories written over a period of more ...

Children of a Lesser God “Hakhdaar tarse toh angaar ka nuuh barse… If the one who has rights is displeased, a rain of fire will fall.” – Fire Rain; Heart […] ...

Banu Mushtaq has said some folks think she won a prize by denigrating Muslim men. But these stories come from her own experiences and of women she met as an advocate. And the thing is, Muslims ...

Banu Mushtaq chosen as president of 88th Akhila Bharata Kannada Sahitya Sammelan, making history as fifth woman chair.

The Karnataka government is thinking about inviting Banu Mushtaq to inaugurate the Mysuru Dasara festival. Banu is a Kannada ...

Indian author Banu Mushtaq has been announced as the winner of the International Booker Prize 2025 for her short story collection, Heart Lamp. The lawyer and activist will split the £50,000 prize ...

Indian writer-lawyer-activist Banu Mushtaq has scripted history by winning the International Booker prize for the short story anthology, Heart Lamp. It is the first book written in the Kannada ...