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Nationalism by Rabindranath Tagore ~ Initial thoughts on it

 Some times random circumstances can reveal treasures, in one such way  ordered this book through Amazon to cover up the delivery charge as the order was standing at ₹472, and this book costed ₹99, thought for an additional ₹40 we can buy a book instead of merely paying ₹50 for delivery charge.

 But as I have started reading, get a feeling it is an absolute treasure. It was published originally in 1917, I am 4 or 5 pages into the book currently. Already his thoughts on the heritage of India as we have heard of, not in the material sense but the purpose of man in man's spiritual journey. And in these 4 pages he is beautifully covering the prospects of western culture sweeping the traditional India, not as we see now the rituals alone, but brought about by Upanishadic wisdom where the true meaning is in giving ourselves to God and finding the source of our origin.

 Today we may say that we are a great nation with a precious tradition, but we are currently is that we are a product of western thought through our materialistic desires. Our rituals have turned outward however glorified it is but we have turned it reverse to plead God for material desires merely most of the times and caught up at the surface despite knowing the impermanence of it. This scenario might persist for about 50 to 60 years still, meaning till the days of 90's kids. We have to live with it. But quoting from the opening page of the book, which absolutely makes sense and ending on this note.




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