Mysuru: Renowned Kannada writer and International Booker Prize-2025 winner Banu Mushtaq, who inaugurated the Mysuru Dasara 2025 celebrations atop Chamundi Hill this morning, delivered a powerful and poetic speech blending personal reflection, cultural pride and a universal message of peace.
Describing the moment as “the greatest honour of my life,” she attributed her presence to the divine will of Goddess Chamundeshwari.





