Pankaj Mishra

Turning the Mirror: A View From the East is an in-depth conversation between Howard Burton and award-winning writer Pankaj Mishra. The conversation provides behind-the-scenes insights into several of Pankaj’s books, including From the Ruins of Empire: The Intellectuals Who Remade Asia and An End To Suffering: The Buddha In The World, and his motivations to write them.

This conversation has been produced in a carefully-edited video format. Please use the contact form if you’d like to get access. We’ve also created an enhanced book developed from the conversation, while Pankaj Mishra is featured in 7 short documentaries as well – all details are below.




This enhanced book is available in electronic format on all major booksellers, including:





Turning the Mirror: A View From the East Also is also part of the five-part Ideas Roadshow Collection, Conversations About The History of Ideas, which is available in hardcover, paperback and electronic format.


Pankaj Mishra is featured in 7 short documentaries together with several other renowned researchers.