Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak was one of the first and central figures of Indian nationalist movement. He was a radical and upheld the concepts of Swadeshi, Boycott of foreign goods and gave the slogan “Swaraj is our Birthright and We shall have it”. Kesari became the mouthpiece of Tilak’s political ideas and that of the Indian nationalist movement. The book includes essays published in Kesari between 1886 and 1918 on topics ranging from the Indian National Congress, Economy to Nationalism, and expresses Tilak’s views on sedition, women’s rights and education. Translated by Nadeem Khan and Yashodhan Parande, the essays are a peek into the crucial moments of Indian history and the ideas of Lokmanya Tilak. ,