Rabindranath Tagore
Nationalism
eBook
(Prabhat Prakashan Jan. 31, 2017)
An important essay+lecture by eminent classic Bengali poet; novelist and philosopher that India had; Rabindranath Tagore; 'Nationalism' sustains an air of modernism that is almost unimaginable; in it's thought and approach; to have been delivered in early twentieth century.
'OUR REAL PROBLEM in India is not political. It is social. This is a condition not only prevailing in India; but among all nations. I do not believe in an exclusive political interest. Politics in the West have dominated Western ideals; and we in India are trying to imitate you. We have to remember that in Europe; where peoples had their racial unity from the beginning; and where natural resources were insufficient for the inhabitants; the civilization has naturally taken the character of political and commercial aggressiveness. For on the one hand they had no internal complications; and on the other they had to deal with neighbours who were strong and rapacious. To have perfect combination among themselves and a watchful attitude of animosity against others was taken as the solution of their problems. In former days they organized and plundered; in the present age the same spirit continues - and they organize and exploit the whole world.'
'OUR REAL PROBLEM in India is not political. It is social. This is a condition not only prevailing in India; but among all nations. I do not believe in an exclusive political interest. Politics in the West have dominated Western ideals; and we in India are trying to imitate you. We have to remember that in Europe; where peoples had their racial unity from the beginning; and where natural resources were insufficient for the inhabitants; the civilization has naturally taken the character of political and commercial aggressiveness. For on the one hand they had no internal complications; and on the other they had to deal with neighbours who were strong and rapacious. To have perfect combination among themselves and a watchful attitude of animosity against others was taken as the solution of their problems. In former days they organized and plundered; in the present age the same spirit continues - and they organize and exploit the whole world.'
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