In a historic moment for Indian regional literature, Heart Lamp, a collection of short stories by Kannada writer Banu Mushtaq, won the 2025 International Booker Prize, becoming the first ...

Booker Prize winners Deepa Bhasthi, Banu Mushtaq and Daisy Rockwell are among the first names confirmed, alongside prominent ...

In her award-winning short story collection, Banu Mushtaq quietly examines human nature under patriarchal oppression, crafting a powerful testament to the deep emotional toll of decades of injustice a ...

Bhubaneswar: As the winter sun graces the sacred land of Jagannath, the Temple City of Bhubaneswar is once again poised to become a confluence of words, wisdom, and wonder. The 12th edition of the ...

Join the Kalinga Literary Festival 2026 in Bhubaneswar from January 8-11, featuring over 400 speakers and diverse themes.

Booker prize-winning author Kiran Desai, who is shortlisted for this year’s award as well, and poet-novelist Jeet Thayil are ...