Deepa Bhasthi

Deepa Bhasthi is a writer and award-winning translator working between Kannada and English, whose body of work spans cultural criticism, essays, columns and deeply reported journalism. Her writings have found home in leading Indian and international publications such as The Paris Review, Himal Southasian, MOMUS, The Guardian, MOLD, Hyperallergic, The Caravan, The Hindu and Literary Hub. Her translations include evocative works by literary icons Kota Shivarama Karanth and Kodagina Gouramma. She received the prestigious EnglishPEN Award for her translation of Banu Mushtaq’s short stories — a collection that went on to win the International Booker Prize in 2025.