Who has been awarded for Heart Lamp in the International Booker Prize 2025?

About the International Booker Prize • The International Booker Prize is awarded annually to a work of fiction translated into English and published in the UK or Ireland. • The prize recognizes both the author and the translator, splitting the £50,000 equally between them.  • In 2025, Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq, translated by Deepa Bhasthi, won the International Booker Prize.  • Heart Lamp is notable for a number of “firsts”:   • It is the first collection of short stories to win the prize.    • It is the first book translated from Kannada to win the prize.    • Deepa Bhasthi is the first Indian translator to win the International Booker Prize.