In a recent article for The Indian Express, doctoral fellow Arko Dasgupta reflects on Rabindranath Tagore’s timeless warning: “I will never allow patriotism to triumph over humanity.” Writing amid today’s surge of nationalist fervor and aggressive border politics, Dasgupta draws parallels to Tagore’s own apprehensions about nationalism’s mechanizing force on human relationships.
Dasgupta urges readers to revisit Tagore’s vision of humanity beyond borders, a perspective that remains strikingly relevant today.
Read the full piece here: Rabindranath Tagore: I will never allow patriotism to triumph over humanity