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Pankaj Mishra

1969 - Today

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Pankaj Mishra (born 9 February 1969) is an Indian essayist, novelist, and socialist. His non-fiction works include The World After Gaza, Temptations of the West: How to Be Modern in India, Pakistan, Tibet, and Beyond, along with From the Ruins of Empire: The Intellectuals Who Remade Asia, and A Great Clamour: Encounters with China and Its Neighbours, and he has published two novels. He is a prolific contributor to periodicals such as The Guardian, Harper's Magazine, The New York Times, The New Yorker and the New York Review of Books and was previously a Bloomberg Opinion columnist. His writings have led to a number of controversies, including disputes with Salil Tripathi, Niall Ferguson, and Jordan Peterson. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Pankaj Mishra is the 7,134th most popular writer, the 1,290th most popular biography from India and the 142nd most popular Indian Writer.

Pankaj Mishra, the Indian writer born in 1969, is most famous for his essays and novels that explore themes of modernity, globalization, and the complexities of Indian society. His notable works include "The Romantics," "An End to Suffering," and "Age of Anger."

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Among writers, Pankaj Mishra ranks 7,131 out of 7,302. Before him are Sherman Alexie, Liz Murray, and Radoslav Rochallyi. After him are Piper Kerman, Maria Parr, Mariusz Szczygieł, Jonas Hassen Khemiri, Kauksi Ülle, David Nicholls, Kamila Shamsie, Sipan Shiraz, and Rudolfo Anaya.

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Among people born in 1969, Pankaj Mishra ranks 916. Before him are Michael Bergin, Juan Hernández Sierra, Valérie Barlois-Mevel-Leroux, Jimmi Madsen, Kristian Thulesen Dahl, and Brian McKnight. After him are Annarita Sidoti, Piper Kerman, Halbe Zijlstra, Hugo Brizuela, Burton C. Bell, and Guido Acklin.

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In India

Among people born in India, Pankaj Mishra ranks 1,290 out of 1,861. Before him are Adil Hussain (1963), Rohit Sharma (1987), Suhasini Maniratnam (1961), Hariharan (1955), Sanjay Mishra (1963), and Pawan Kalyan (1971). After him are Navjot Singh Sidhu (1963), Neena Gupta (1959), Ranjan Gogoi (1954), Sonali Bendre (1975), Seema Punia (1983), and Mahima Chaudhry (1973).

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Among WRITERS In India

Among writers born in India, Pankaj Mishra ranks 142. Before him are Bharati Mukherjee (1940), Shobhaa De (1948), Kamala Markandaya (1924), Gita Mehta (1943), Krishna Hutheesing (1907), and Ram Swarup (1920). After him are Sanal Edamaruku (1955), Anita Nair (1966), Shashi Deshpande (1938), Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (1956), K. R. Meera (1970), and Ramachandra Guha (1958).

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