Though there are laws against blasphemy and insult to religion in many European countries, France has institutionalised its anti-clerical past by proscribing religion from public life. Pankaj Mishra antiblasphemyclerical Change image and share on social
Devout Anatolian masses rising from poverty have transformed Turkey politically and economically. Pankaj Mishra anatoliandevouteconomically Change image and share on social
I think there is no reason for us to bring to Islamism or political Islam the fear and ignorance of Western commentators and their hysterical vocabulary. Pankaj Mishra bringcommentatorfear Change image and share on social
After India and China, Indonesia was the biggest new nation-state to emerge in the mid-twentieth century. Pankaj Mishra bigcenturychina Change image and share on social
If you think of India in the 1980s, there weren't many writers in English around. The ones that were there, Amitav Ghosh or Vikram Seth, were living abroad or publishing from abroad. Pankaj Mishra 1980sabroadamitav Change image and share on social
Certainly, imperial power is never peaceably acquired or maintained. Pankaj Mishra acquireimperialmaintain Change image and share on social
National independence, and the preceding political struggles, helped create the space for literary creation in many post-colonial countries. Much of modern Indian or Chinese literature is inconceivable without the political movement for freedom from foreign rule. Pankaj Mishra chinesecolonialcountry share on social
The White House tapes, the recordings that Nixon made of his conversations in office, have long been recognized as a marvel of verbal incontinence. Pankaj Mishra conversationhouseincontinence Change image and share on social
I started out as a novelist and wrote several novels before deciding to publish one, and I fully intend to go back to the form. Pankaj Mishra backdecideform Change image and share on social
Countries that managed to rebuild commanding state structures after popular nationalist revolutions - such as China, Vietnam, and Iran - look stable and cohesive when compared with a traditional monarchy such as Thailand or wholly artificial nation-states like Iraq and Syria. Pankaj Mishra artificialchinacohesive share on social
