Mysore/Mysuru, July 5 -- International Booker Prize awardee and Kannada writer Banu Mushtaq is in city to attend various programmes and also receive felicitations from several organisations on her recent feat.

Speaking after being felicitated at the programme organised by Abhiruchi Prakashana marking its 30th anniversary at Kodagu Sahakara Sangha in Jayalakshmipuram here yesterday, Banu stated that 400-year-old heritage buildings in London still retain their original characteristics while heritage buildings in Mysuru are losing their sheen due to poor maintenance and neglect.

Reminiscing her childhood days when she studied at KRS School, Banu said that she used to frequently visit Mysuru then.

"Upon coming to Mysuru now, I thought I wa...