Deepa Bhasthi

Deepa Bhasthi
Bhasthi at the Bengaluru Literature Festival 2025
Born1983 (age 42–43)
Madikeri, Karnataka, India
OccupationWriter, translator, journalist
LanguageEnglish, Kannada
Notable works Heart Lamp
Notable awardsInternational Booker Prize (2025), PEN Translates Award (2024)
Website
deepabhasthi.com

Deepa Bhasthi (born 1983) 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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