The Booker prize and India

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History

1971-2022

The Booker prize and India, 1971-2022
From: Sonam Joshi, May 28, 2022: The Times of India

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The Booker prize and India, 1971-2022

International Booker Prize

2025

Kannada writer, lawyer, and activist Banu Mushtaq and translator Deepa Bhasthi on Wednesday scripted history by winning the International Booker Prize for ‘Heart Lamp’, the first Kannada title and the first-ever collection of short stories to be awarded the 50,000 pounds (about Rs 58 lakh) prize.