Indian author makes history by winning the International Booker Prize [SOUND]

# Indian writer, lawyer and activist, Banu Mushtaq, says winning the International Booker Prize for fiction is an affirmation that the global community can thrive when it embraces diversity. She won for her short story anthology, Heart Lamp, a collection of 12 short stories written over a period of more than 30-years. It is the first time the award has been given to a collection of short stories. Mushtaq thanked readers for letting her words wander into their hearts: