Banu Mushtaq's work wins prestigious International Booker Prize 2025
A historic moment for Kannada literature on the global stage
Bengaluru: Renowned author Banu Mushtaq's collection of short stories ' Haseena and Other Stories', translated into English as 'Heart Lamp', has been awarded the prestigious International Booker Prize 2025.
The official announcement was made at a ceremony held in London on May 21. The winner receives a prize of 50,000 pounds, which will be shared between the author and the translator. All shortlisted authors were invited to the event in London.
Six works had reached the final stage of the award. Among them, Banu Mushtaq's work was selected, bringing significant recognition to Kannada literature on the global stage.
Heart Lamp was earlier selected for the longlist.
This collection, translated into English by Deepa Bhasthi, also won the PEN Translates Award last year.
Among the six English translations in the final round, two were from French and one each from Danish, Italian, Kannada, and Japanese.
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Congress misleading public on National Herald case, matter still in court: BJP
New Delhi (PTI): The BJP on Wednesday accused the Congress of running misleading propaganda over the trial court's decision in the National Herald case and said the court refused to take cognisance of the complaint but did not set aside the case.
The case is still pending trial in the Delhi High Court, and the trial court in its order on Tuesday said that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) can continue its investigation, BJP national spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia asserted.
"The court yesterday (Tuesday) said that since it is a private complaint and no FIR has been lodged, it will not take cognizance of it. It's a technical matter. The court also said that ED can continue its investigation further. The court did not set it aside," Bhatia told a press conference at the BJP headquarters here
"Its trial is still going on. Sonia Gandhi is still Accused Number-1 and Rahul Gandhi Accused Number-2," the BJP spokesperson said, alleging, "The Gandhi family thrives on deceit, deception, and propaganda."
