Banu Mushtaq has made history by winning the International Booker Prize with her short fiction collection “Heart Lamp”. Translated by Deepa Bhasthi, this marks a first for both the translated work and the language of origin – Kannada. The award recognizes Karnataka’s official language in India as a publishing milestone.
Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/05/20/heart-lamp-by-banu-mushtaq-wins-international-booker-prize