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Pioneering voice in Kannada literature

Mysuru: Banu Mushtaq, born in Hassan in 1948, is a distinguished activist, lawyer and writer. A prominent literary figure, she writes primarily in Kannada, and her works have been translated into Urdu,…

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Published May 21, 2025 · 1 min read
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Mysuru: Banu Mushtaq, born in Hassan in 1948, is a distinguished activist, lawyer and writer. A prominent literary figure, she writes primarily in Kannada, and her works have been translated into Urdu, Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam and most recently, English.

Born into a Muslim family, Banu was enrolled at the age of eight in a Kannada-medium missionary school in Shivamogga. Defying community norms, she pursued higher education and married for love at the age of 26.

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