The True Temptations of the West

Temptations of the West: How to be Modern in India, Pakistan, Tibet and Beyond is a travelogue by Pankaj Mishra about the shadow of poverty in South Asia.

By Lakshmi Chaudhry

The phrase "Third World poverty," conjures up CNN-inspired images of starving, fly-infested babies clutching at their emaciated parents. This is raw human desperation that even we, in the comfort of our First-World homes, can comprehend. But what's more difficult to imagine is the fate of [RETURN TO ARTICLE]

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    Hi Lakshmi,
    I am at your side on Pankaj’s book. I was more moved by India Unbound and Argumentative Indian than Mishra’s claims.
    More interestingly the stories are not much different in Nepal too. And there are abundant people out here who think in line of Mishra. The rebels, Maoist of Nepal, for that matter is same. The reason I believe is driven by more sociological thought pattern than economic viewpoint. And the former is going to lead us nowhere.
    Actually you can make many stories out from crisis in Nepal which could be interesting to the rest of the world to see that people believe in such theories at this time of human civilization.
    Look forward to seeing your similar articles.
    sumit

    Nepal Posted by sumit on Sep 20, 2006 at 4:32 AM
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