Omme Hennagu is a theatrical adaptation of selected stories from Banu Mushtaq’s acclaimed collection Edeya Hanate (Heart Lamp), which won the 2025 International Booker Prize. The play weaves together four stories—The Stone Slabs of Shaista Mahal, Black Cobra, Heart Lamp, and Be a Woman Once, Oh Lord! —into a single narrative that questions the deep structures of patriarchy.

Omme Hennagu is performed by senior Rangayana repertory artists, Shashikala BN and Nandini KR, directed by Dr Savitha Rani, along with Shwetha Rani HK as associate director and designer.

The production emerges from an all-women creative team, bringing a layered and lived perspective to the stage.

Hosted by IHA in collaboration with Azim Premji University

Special presence

We are honoured to have Banu Mushtaq with us for the evening. She will take us through the process of how her work has travelled from page to stage.

This will be followed by an audience interaction with the author and the cast.

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