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> I love it when Western authors write poverty porn about India.

Pankaj Mishra is not a Western author - he's from India:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pankaj_Mishra

http://www.pankajmishra.com/about/

I also think his thesis isn't to celebrate poverty but to consider that development (or modernity, globalization, pick a term) comes with its own problems.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_Anger , his book from 2017, isn't perfect but it's a good read of what he's about.

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