This anthology of 18 landmark Kannada stories (1900–1980s), translated by Susheela Punitha, offers a vivid panorama of Karnataka’s literary traditions, voices, and social history.
The International Booker Prize win for Heart Lamp, a collection of short stories that Banu Mushtaq wrote in Kannada and Deepa Bhasthi translated into English, seems to have unleashed in the Kannada ...
Max Porter, chair of judges for The International Booker Prize 2025, said, “Our winning book shifts our perspective, teaches us to listen, and gives voice to the voiceless.” It was clear to the ...