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Deepa Bhasthi
Deepa Bhasthi is an award-winning literary translator and writer, working in Kannada and English. Her cultural criticism, essays, columns, and journalism have been published extensively in Indian and international publications. Her published translations from Kannada include works by Kota Shivarama Karanth and Kodagina Gouramma. She is the recipient of an EnglishPEN Award for her translation of Banu Mushtaq’s short stories. The collection, titled ‘Heart Lamp’, won the International Booker Prize 2025.
