Kannada writer Banu Mushtaq created history
Famous Kannada writer Banu Mushtaq has been awarded the Booker Prize for his first book Heart Lamp. Banu’s book Haseena and other stories translated into English by Deepa Bhasti. The name of this book in English is ‘Heart Lamp’. This book has now won the International Booker Award 2025. Please tell that Banu Mushtaq’s book was shortlisted for Booker Award. But after beating 5 other books worldwide, it finally received the Booker Prize.
Banu Mushtaq gets Booker Prize
Let us know that the International Booker Prize 2025 was announced on 20 May in London on Tuesday. Please tell that the Booker prize money is 50 thousand pounds. Banu Mushtaq will share this zodiac with Deepa Bhasti who translated this book into English. According to the report, Banu Mushtaq wrote his first short story in the 1950s. She was then studying in a middle school in Hassan city of Karnataka. Please tell that Banu Mushtaq is currently 77 years old. Banu has created history by winning the Booker Prize. Please tell that Banu has become the first Kannada writer to win the Booker Prize.
What did Banu Mushtaq say
Let us know that Banu Mushtaq’s Booker Prize 2025 winning book Heart Lamp is a collection of 12 short stories written during 30 years. In this book, the everyday life of Muslim women in Karnataka is shown to be best with intelligence and balance. At this ceremony held in London, Banu Mushtaq said, it is a moment as if thousands of firefighters are brightening the same sky together. Deepa Bhasti has become the first Indian translator to win the International Booker Award.
What is a Booker Prize?
Booker Prize is a prestigious literary award, which is given to the best novel written in English language every year. It was first launched in 1969 and is considered one of the most important literary awards in the world. Earlier it was known as Man Booker Prize, but since 2019 it was named only Booker Prize, when the man group ended its sponsorship. The award honors the outstanding novel written in English, usually written by writers from the United Kingdom, Ireland or Commonwealth countries. Since 2014, it was opened to English writers from all countries.
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