Tanpinar presciently feared that to embrace the western conception of progress was to be mentally enslaved by a whole new epistemology, one that compartmentalised knowledge and concealed an instrumental view of human beings as no more than things to be manipulated. Pankaj Mishra beingcompartmentaliseconceal share on social
Just as China achieved much more than India in the realm of public health and education under an austere Communist regime, so its economic growth under a capitalist-friendly government strikes a visitor from India as nothing less than spectacular. Pankaj Mishra achieveausterecapitalist share on social
Indonesia's diversity is formidable: some thirteen and a half thousand islands, two hundred and fifty million people, around three hundred and sixty ethnic groups, and more than seven hundred languages. Pankaj Mishra diversityethnicfifty share on social
Policymakers can draw much from 'The Need for Roots': such clear prescriptions as that employers ought to provide an adequate vocational training for their employees, education should be compulsory and publicly funded, and include technical as well as elementary education. Pankaj Mishra adequateclearcompulsory share on social
It's strange to recall that America animated none of my youthful daydreams. I did not see a Hollywood film until my late teens. Pankaj Mishra americaanimatedaydream Change image and share on social
Many ethnic minorities chafed at the postcolonial nationalism of India and Pakistan, and some rebelled. Pankaj Mishra chafeethnicindia Change image and share on social
Democracy, loudly upheld as a cure for much of the ailing world, has proved no guarantor of political wisdom, even if it remains the least bad form of government. Pankaj Mishra ailbadcure Change image and share on social
In a typically contradictory move, globalisation, while promoting economic integration among elites, has exacerbated sectarianism everywhere else. Pankaj Mishra contradictoryeconomicelite Change image and share on social
Many Indians and Israelis seem set to elect, with untroubled consciences, those who speak the language of torturers and terrorists. More disturbingly, these corrupted democracies may increasingly prove the norm rather than the exception. Pankaj Mishra consciencecorruptdemocracy share on social
As in the early 20th century, the elemental forces of globalisation have unravelled broad solidarities and loyalties. Pankaj Mishra 20thbroadcentury Change image and share on social
