PANKAJ MISHRA BOOKS

Pankaj Mishra is an acclaimed Indian essayist, novelist, literary critic, and public intellectual known for his penetrating analyses of history, politics, and global modernity. Born in 1969 in Uttar Pradesh, India, he studied at Jawaharlal Nehru University before establishing himself as one of the most influential contemporary writers from the Global South. Mishra’s work ranges across fiction, travel writing, memoir, and cultural criticism, consistently examining the moral and psychological consequences of colonialism, nationalism, and rapid modernization. His internationally celebrated books, including From the Ruins of Empire, Age of Anger, and Run and Hide, combine rigorous historical research with lucid, elegant prose. A frequent contributor to leading global publications, Mishra offers a critical perspective on Western dominance, elite power structures, and intellectual history. Through his writing, he challenges simplistic narratives of progress and globalization, positioning literature and history as vital tools for understanding the anxieties, conflicts, and contradictions of the modern world