Banu Mushtaq

Banu Mushtaq is an Indian Kannada-language writer, activist, and lawyer from Karnataka. She is best known for Heart Lamp, a selection of her short stories translated by Deepa Bhasthi,... Wikipedia

• Born:  April 03, 1948, Hassan, Mysore State, Dominion of India, (now Hassan, Karnataka, India)
• Age:  77 years
• Occupation:  Writer, activist and lawyer
• Notable works:  Heart Lamp (translated by Deepa Bhasthi)
• Notable awards:  International Booker Prize (2025)
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo