A compendium of lectures delivered by Tagore during the First World War and the Swadeshi movement in India, Nationalism emphasizes Tagore’s political and philosophical views on human understanding and its weakness for power and material hoardings. The lectures—written in lucid, metaphoric, poetic prose—are loaded with a piercing vision of the future and are a critique of his views on spirituality and humanity. The book holds much relevance in today’s environment of violence and intolerance.