Nehru's brilliant intellect, deep humanity and lucid style make The Discovery of India essential reading for anyone interested in India, both its past and its present. Describing himself as 'a dabbler in many things,' he committed his life not only to politics.

Analysing texts like the Vedas and the Arthashastra, and personalities like the Buddha and Mahatma Gandhi, Nehru brings alive an ancient culture that has seen the flowering of the world's great traditions of philosophy, science and art, and almost all its major religions. One of modern day's most articulate statesmen, Jawaharlal Nehru wrote a on a wide variety of subjects. The Discovery of India was written by the Indian Independence leader, Jawaharlal Nehru (later India's first Prime Minister) during his incarceration in 19421945 at Ahmednagar Fort in present day Indian state of Maharashtra by British colonial authorities before the independence of India. It is a thesis on Indian culture and history by the catholic and cosmopolitan mind of Nehru. The Discovery of India Paperback 1 February 2008 by Jawaharlal Nehru (Author) 2,817 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle Edition 251.75 Read with Our Free App Hardcover 7,600.00 1 New from 7,600.00 Paperback 454.00 24 New from 440. In this work of prodigious scope and scholarship, one of the greatest figures of Indian history unfolds the panorama of the country's rich and complex past, from prehistory to the last years of British colonial rule. The Discovery of India considered as a whole is a curious jumble of historical facts, philosophical speculations and reflective essays on divergent themes couched in pleasant prose often rising to poetic heights. Gives an understanding of the glorious intellectual and spiritual tradition of (a) great country.' Albert Einstein Written over five months when Jawaharlal Nehru was imprisoned in the Ahmadnagar Fort, The Discovery of India has acquired the status of a classic since it was first published in 1946. Read detail book and summary below and click download button to get book file and read directly from your devices.

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