Sports & AwardsSkim2025-04-08

First Kannada Book on International Booker Shortlist

What Happened

Banu Mushtaq's 'Heart Lamp', translated by Deepa Bhasthi, has been named on the 2025 International Booker Prize shortlist. This marks the first time a Kannada-language literary work has reached this stage of the prestigious global competition.

Why It Matters

It highlights the rising global recognition of India's diverse regional literature beyond English and Hindi, following the 2022 success of Tomb of Sand.

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