Lately there has been a paucity of such works in the Indian Context and this book has come at a time where things are changing for the better or worse depending on what side of the political spectrum you find yourself. But one thing everyone can agree with is that this change is really unsettling and for all of us.

This book is not just about Kabir, although Kabir is the lighthouse that keeps those ships depicting various topics and issues under its watchful protection and never loses sight of them.

I am a total newbie to the world of Kabir. Might have heard a couplet of his in some fleeting conversation. But nothing much other than that.
It is a shame to see Indians being colonized way beyond 200 years and such colonialism is much evil and shackling than what we had previously experienced although the earlier period looked more gruesome on paper and in reality but the modern tactics to enslave a large populace through some fiction and create strife among each other is so easily prevalent in today’s society.
Indians aren’t that proud of the past. They have been schooled by the west on the authenticity and importance of the past.

Indians need their own reawakening to discover for themselves who they were and what they stood for. Looking west is no evil deed but discarding the quest for your own truth might leave the modern day Indians identity less in the coming decades and the manner in which they begin looking for new identities might be something incredible to look out for.

It is far too convenient to dub the medieval past of our country as a period of ignorance and devoid of any progress on so many fronts. No benefit of doubt was given to the individuals or society of that period and they had been sentenced guilty of heinous offences some of which were uncalled for and without ever being given the opportunity of presenting their case. This book is a right step in that direction.

Also, there has been a growing sense of irreligiousness among the modern generation which has discarded all morals and principles for their materialistic quest. Atheism and agnosticism are a part of everyone’s life and there comes a period when rationality and religion are placed against each other. This binary division of rationality and religion is inconclusive of the real picture and there are reasons in the book for that. The west looks at Indians as religious and we do everything in our power to prove them right even though more and more Indians are losing their spiritual side. It is high time Indians and especially individuals start doing some thinking on their own.

This book has historical, philosophical, biographical and political relevance for everyone.
Certain ideas in this book are extremely important for modern day Indians.