This book is a detailed account of Hinduism.
It begins by describing the word ‘Hindu’ and goes on to discuss the various schools of thought in Hinduism.
It stresses upon the Vedanta Philosophy and the Advaita system. The book also talks about the various Hindu scriptures, Smritis and sects in Hinduism.
Swami Vivekananda discusses other deeper topics like the theory of creation, law of karma, aatma, mukti, idol worship, guru, divine incarnations and much more.