Indian author Banu Mushtaq, who writes in Kannada, wins the 2025 International Booker Prize with “Heart Lamp”

Originally published in the Kannada language between 1990 and 2023, Banu Mushtaq’s portraits of family and community tensions testify to her years tirelessly championing women’s rights and protesting all forms of caste and religious oppression.

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