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Nationalism
Rabindranath Tagore
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Before the Nation came to rule over us we had other governments which were foreign, and these, like all governments, had some element of the machine in them. But the difference between them and the government by the Nation is like the difference between the hand-loom and the power-loom. In the products of the hand-loom the magic of man's living fingers finds its expression, and its hum harmonizes with the music of life. But the power-loom is relentlessly lifeless and accurate and monotonous in its production.
We must admit that during the personal government of the former days there have been instances of tyranny, injustice and extortion. They caused sufferings and unrest from which we are glad to be rescued. The protection of law is not. . . Read More
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Community Reviews
This is a set of essays by Tagore on the phenomenon of nationalism as he saw it at at the dawn of the 20th century. His critique of the West's modern technocratic society - that "machine" whose inputs are men and nature and which allows for only "neatly compressed bales of humanity" are incredibly e
The writing is really good and he sounds angry.
"The degradation which we cast upon others in our pride or self-interest degrades our own humanity - and this is the punishment which is most terrible, because we do not detect it till it is too late."
Really thought provoking and still relevant, this bo
Interesting but tough read.
It was not difficult to read per se but it felt biased. The wording, the articulation and phrases were well put but very subjective. Maybe I felt like this because this was a work relevant for its time. It was first published in 1917, so in the historical context, it was v
In these times of hyper-nationalism, I picked up this book with the expectations to find some good arguments to use against my neo-right friends in the coffee-table and whatsapp discussions. Having read Tagore's
Ghare Baire
(The home and the world) previously, I am well aware of his views on 'Na
Severly underrated essayist.
A incisive take on nationalism: which he terms as a terrible absurdity.
Nationalism according to him is a giant unfeeling machine. The machine is built to achieve power,greed and unbridled materialism
The human being is but a minor cog in the wheel. The individual is indoct