NEW DELHI – Heart Lamp: Selected Stories, a searing collection by Kannada writer Banu Mushtaq and translated into English by Deepa Bhasthi, has been shortlisted for the 2025 International Booker ...

Starting with Indian writers getting international recognition, Kannada writer Banu Mushtaq is a step closer to winning the 2025 International Booker Prize for 'Heart Lamp', a collection of 12 of her ...

Bengaluru: In a groundbreaking moment for Kannada literature, 'Heart Lamp', a collection of short stories by celebrated author Banu Mushtaq and translated into English by Deepa Bhasthi ...

In a groundbreaking moment for Kannada literature, 'Heart Lamp', a collection of short stories by celebrated author Banu Mushtaq and translated into English by Deepa Bhasthi, has earned a spot on the ...

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In a groundbreaking moment for Kannada literature, 'Heart Lamp', a collection of short stories by celebrated author Banu Mushtaq and translated into English by Deepa Bhasthi, has earned a spot on ...

Also Read: 2025 International Booker Prize Longlist Is Out Including Banu Mushtaq’s Kannada Short Story Collection 'Heart Lamp' In its official statement revealing the 2025 shortlist, the Booker Prize ...

In a landmark moment for Indian literature, Karnataka-based writer, activist, and lawyer Banu Mushtaq has made history with her short story collection Heart Lamp, which has been shortlisted for the ...

Karnataka-based writer, activist and lawyer Banu Mushtaq's short story collection Heart Lamp, translated from Kannada to English by Deepa Bhasthi, was on Tuesday shortlisted for the International ...

In a landmark moment for Indian literature, Heart Lamp, a story collection by Banu Mushtaq translated from Kannada by Deepa Bhasthi, has become the first book written in the Kannada language to be ...

Excerpted with permission from ‘A Decision of the Heart’ in Heart Lamp: Selected Stories, Banu Mushtaq, translated from the Kannada by Deepa Bhasthi, Penguin India.

Banu Mushtaq’s stories centre around the female experience, and often have a lightness that belies their tragic ending. Kannada writer Banu Mushtaq’s Heart Lamp, a collection of 12 short ...