The books and ideas that shaped modern Hindu civilizational and national thought, explained in our own words: when and why they were written, their key arguments, and how they have been received — including the criticism.
In this section
- Lectures from Colombo to Almora (1897) — Vivekananda's Call to India कोलम्बो से अल्मोड़ाThe lectures Vivekananda gave on his return from the West, calling India to self-confidence
- Essentials of Hinduism — Vivekananda's Teachings in Brief हिन्दू धर्म के मूल तत्त्वA short Advaita Ashrama booklet that sums up Hinduism in Swami Vivekananda's own words
- Hind Swaraj (1909) — Gandhi's Manifesto Explained हिन्द स्वराजGandhi's 1909 dialogue on true self-rule and his critique of modern civilization
- Gita Rahasya (1915) — Tilak's Gospel of Action गीता रहस्यTilak's prison commentary reading the Gita as a call to selfless action
- The Life Divine — Sri Aurobindo's Philosophy Explained दिव्य जीवनSri Aurobindo's major philosophical work on the evolution of consciousness, in plain language
- Essays on the Gita — Sri Aurobindo's Reading Explained गीता प्रबन्धSri Aurobindo's 48 essays reading the Gita as one yoga of works, knowledge and devotion
- "Essentials of Hindutva" (1923) — Summary and Debate हिन्दुत्वSavarkar's 1923 essay defining a Hindu by fatherland and holy land, section by section
- The Story of My Experiments with Truth — Gandhi's Autobiography सत्य के प्रयोगGandhi's own account of his life to 1920, told as a series of moral experiments
- Annihilation of Caste (1936) — Ambedkar's Undelivered Speech जाति का विनाशAmbedkar's uncompromising argument that caste cannot be reformed but must be destroyed
- Hindu Rashtra Darshan (1949) — Savarkar's Mahasabha Addresses हिन्दू राष्ट्र दर्शनSavarkar's six Hindu Mahasabha presidential addresses (1937–1942), summarised one by one
- We or Our Nationhood Defined (1939): Contents and Controversy वी ऑर अवर नेशनहुड डिफ़ाइंडM. S. Golwalkar's 1939 tract on Hindu nationhood, its argument and the long dispute over it
- Thoughts on Pakistan (1940) — Ambedkar on Partition पाकिस्तान अथवा भारत का विभाजनAmbedkar's 1940 study of the Pakistan demand, later expanded as Pakistan or the Partition of India
- The Discovery of India (1946) — Nehru's History of a Civilization भारत की खोजNehru's prison history of India as a continuous civilization built from many layers
- The Buddha and His Dhamma (1957) — Ambedkar's Last Book भगवान बुद्ध और उनका धम्मAmbedkar's retelling of the Buddha's life and teaching, finished just before his death in 1956
- Integral Humanism Explained — Deendayal Upadhyaya एकात्म मानववादDeendayal Upadhyaya's 1965 philosophy of the integrated human being, in plain language
- Bunch of Thoughts (1966) by M. S. Golwalkar: Summary and Debate विचार नवनीतGolwalkar's collected speeches on nation, society and character, part by part, with the debate over them
- Nationalist Pursuit (1992) — Thengadi's Lectures Explained संकेत रेखाDattopant Thengadi's collected lectures on nation, dharma, social harmony and a third path
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