Essays
A collection of historic essays that shaped humanity's intellectual landscape.
Striving for Swaraj
Our wise men have warned us, in solemn accents of Sanskrit, to talk away as much as we like, but never to write it down. There are proofs, many of the...
The Cult of the Charka
Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray has marked me with his censure in printer's ink, for that I have been unable to display enthusiasm in the turning of the ...
The Union of Cultures
It cannot but be admitted that this is a day of victory for the people of the West. The world is theirs to draw upon as they please and their stores a...
East and West in Greater India
The History of India,— of whom is it the History? This history began with the day when the white-skinned Aryans, overcoming all obstacles, natural as ...
The Way to Get It Done
The river may think that it divides a country, but it really brings one part nearer another by carrying commerce and keeping open a permanent way. In ...
A Cry for Peace
The world is crying for peace. The West is desiring the restoration of peace through a League of Powers. But can Powers find their equilibrium in them...
Our Swadeshi Samaj
We must clearly understand that in the present age it is not Samaj alone that guides the destiny of people, it is the Sarkar, the government. And if w...
The Spirit of Japan
One morning the whole world looked up in surprise, when Japan broke through her walls of old habits in a night and came out triumphant. It was done in...
India's Epic
Generally speaking poetry may be divided into two classes: some of them are the individual utterances of their authors, others breathe the voice of a ...
Walking
I wish to speak a word for Nature, for absolute freedom and wildness, as contrasted with a freedom and culture merely civil. In Wildness is the preser...