“Kannada author Banu Mushtaq and translator Deepa Bhasthi have jointly won the International Booker Prize 2025 for Heart Lamp.”
The author Banu Mushtaq and the translator Deepa Bhasthi are considered equal winners.
The prize money is always split 50:50 between them.
Both names are officially announced together, side by side — there is no “first” and “second.”
Why Equal Importance?
Without the original content, the book wouldn’t exist.
Without the translation, the book would not reach the Booker jury or global readers.
So, the award celebrates both creation (author) and access (translator) as equally essential.
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