Deepa Bhasthi is an Indian writer, literary translator and journalist from the southern state of Karnataka.
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Deepa Bhasthi is an Indian writer, literary translator and journalist from the southern state of Karnataka. She gained international recognition for her translation of the short story collection Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq, for which, in 2025, she became the first translator from India to win the International Booker Prize. She is also the first translator of colour to win the International Booker Prize.
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Born 1983 · age 43
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