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Year after Booker, ‘Heart Lamp’ continues global translation journey

May 19, 2026, 23:25 (IST)

‘Dasara is not secular, it’s worship of goddess’: Pratap Simha fumes as Karnataka govt picks Booker Prize winner banu mushtaq to inaugurate event

TNN / Aug 25, 2025, 11:31 (IST)

Former MP Pratap Simmha has criticized the Karnataka government's choice of writer banu mushtaq to inaugurate the Dasara festival. Simmha argued that Dasara is a religious celebration dedicated to Goddess Chamundeshwari, questioning the appropriateness of a Muslim individual inaugurating a festival rooted in Hindu devotion. He raised concerns about the ideological conflict, given Islamic beliefs regarding the divinity.

Mysuru Dasara row erupts: BJP questions choice of banu mushtaq: says govt invited one ‘whose faith is uncertain’

TNN / Aug 26, 2025, 08:18 (IST)

The Congress government's invitation to banu mushtaq to inaugurate the Mysuru Dasara festival has sparked a political controversy, with the BJP questioning her suitability due to her faith. Congress defends the invitation, emphasizing the festival's inclusive nature.

Kannada writer banu mushtaq’s translated work on Booker shortlist

TNN / Apr 09, 2025, 09:46 (IST)

banu mushtaq's short story collection, "Heart Lamp," translated from Kannada, has been shortlisted for the 2025 International Booker Prize. This marks a historic moment as the first Kannada work to reach the final shortlist of this prestigious award. Mushtaq, a writer, activist, and lawyer based in Hassan, expressed her joy at seeing Kannada literature recognized on a global platform.

Women writers condemn opposition to Mysuru Dasara inauguration by banu mushtaq

TNN / Sep 11, 2025, 23:48 (IST)

BJP activists protest Dasara invite to Banu

TNN / Sep 08, 2025, 22:46 (IST)

Vishwanath welcomes Dasara inauguration by Banu & Deepa

TNN / Aug 30, 2025, 22:27 (IST)

Who is banu mushtaq, and why this Indian lawyer needs to be celebrated for her International Booker

etimes.in / May 24, 2025, 12:38 (IST)

banu mushtaq's 'Heart Lamp' has won the International Booker Prize, marking the first Kannada to English translation to achieve this honor. Translated by Deepa Bhasthi, Mushtaq's collection explores themes of gender, identity, and injustice through heartfelt stories of women. Max Porter, Chair of Judges, praised the book's radical translation and its challenge to our understanding of translation.

Dasara is festival of all faiths: CM Siddaramaiah

TNN / Sep 23, 2025, 00:03 (IST)

BJP MLA objects to banu mushtaq’s selection for Dasara inauguration

TNN / Sep 15, 2025, 22:51 (IST)

Karnataka politics: Karnataka govt eyes Booker Prize-winning author banu mushtaq to launch Dasara festivities; aims to counter RSS rhetoric

TNN / Jun 30, 2025, 02:24 (IST)

The Karnataka government is thinking about inviting banu mushtaq to inaugurate the Mysuru Dasara festival. Banu is a Kannada writer who won the International Booker Prize. If chosen, she would be the first Muslim after K.S. Nisar Ahmed in 2017 to inaugurate the festival. Some Congress leaders believe this decision would promote secularism.

banu mushtaq brought honour to Karnataka: Prakash Raj

TNN / Jul 04, 2025, 23:10 (IST)

Will invite Banu for Dasara at her residence today: DC

TNN / Sep 02, 2025, 22:37 (IST)

banu mushtaq’s family celebrated long into the night

TNN / May 22, 2025, 02:37 (IST)

The Mysuru Dasara is a call for peace, not hate

TNN / Sep 23, 2025, 00:00 (IST)

Amid debate surrounding her invitation, Booker Prize winner banu mushtaq emphasised peace as she opened the festival this year

Mysuru Dasara inauguration row: BJP says banu mushtaq's 'faith uncertain'; minister hits back

TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Aug 25, 2025, 17:40 (IST)

Karnataka's decision to have banu mushtaq inaugurate Mysuru Dasara has sparked controversy, with BJP leaders questioning the appropriateness of someone with uncertain faith leading a Hindu religious ceremony. While some respect Mushtaq's achievements, they believe she should preside over literary events instead. The Congress government defends the decision, stating Dasara is a national festival, not solely a religious one.

BJP to attend Dasara inauguration, calls off protest

TNN / Sep 22, 2025, 02:09 (IST)

Translator Deepa, too, must be invited for inauguration: BJP

TNN / Aug 25, 2025, 22:58 (IST)

banu mushtaq invited to inaugurate Dasara

TNN / Sep 03, 2025, 22:54 (IST)

banu mushtaq's fight for Muslim women's rights wins International Booker

TNN / May 22, 2025, 02:39 (IST)

banu mushtaq, a writer and activist from Karnataka, has gained global recognition for her powerful storytelling centered on resistance, gender justice, and social reform. As a prominent voice in the Bandaya Sahitya movement, she challenged patriarchal structures and advocated for women's rights within the Muslim community, including the right to offer namaz in mosques.