‘Even if a gun is pointed at me, I have to write’: Banu Mushtaq opens up about mental health struggles, next literary piece By: Express Web Desk Copyright © 2025 The Indian Express [P] Ltd.

‘Even if a gun is pointed at me, I have to write’: Banu Mushtaq opens up about mental health struggles, next literary piece International Booker Prize winner Banu Mushtaq says patriarchy is more entrenched today than it was in her youth, and believes firmly that she has to be the voice of the marginalised. By: Express Web Desk New Delhi | Updated: July 22, 2025 17:25 IST https://indianexpress.com/article/books-and-literature/banu-mushtaq-mental-health-struggles-literary-piece-10142348/ Copyright © 2025 The Indian Express [P] Ltd.