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| The Discovery of India | |
 The Discovery of India centenary edition cover. |
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| Author | Nehru, Jawaharlal |
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| Country | India |
| Language | English |
| Subject(s) | Indian history, Indian culture, Politics of India, Religion in India, Indian philosophy |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Publication date | 1946 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 584 pp (centenary edition) |
| ISBN | ISBN 978-0195623598 |
The Discovery of India (Hindi: भारत एक खोज) was written by India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru during his imprisonment in 1942-1946 at Ahmednagar in the Ahmednagar Fort.
Nehru was jailed for his participation in the Quit India movement along with other Indian leaders, and he used this time to write down his thoughts and knowledge about India's history. The book is widely regarded as a classic in India since its first publication in 1946, and provides a broad view of Indian history, philosophy and culture, as viewed from the eyes of a liberal Indian fighting for the independence of his country [1].
In this book Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru tries to study the history of India starting from the Indus Valley Civilization, and then covers the country's history from the arrival of the Aryans to government under the British Empire. The effect of these various people on Indian culture and their incorporation into Indian society is examined.
This book also analyses in depth the philosophy of Indian life.
Contents |
Chapterization
The book is divided into ten chapters and ends with a post script. The layout of the chapters is as follows[2]:
- Ahmadnagar Fort
- Badenweiler, Lausanne
- The Quest
- The Discovery of India
- Through the Ages
- New Problems
- The Last Phase (1) : Consolidation of British Rule and Rise of Nationalist Movement
- The Last Phase (2) : Nationalism versus Imperialism
- The Last Phase (3) : World War II
- Ahmadnagar Fort Again
- Post Script
Adaptations
In the 1980s, noted director Shyam Benegal made a television miniseries, Bharat Ek Khoj, based on this book; the series was telecast by India's national broadcaster Doordarshan.
External links
- The Discovery of India by Jawaharlal Nehru, ISBN 0-670-05801-7
- The Discovery of India by Jawaharlal Nehru (paper back, thirteenth edition), ISBN 019-562359-2
References
- ^ Das, Taraknath (Jun, 1947), "Inda--Past, Present and the Future", Political Science Quarterly 62(2): 295-304, <http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0032-3195%28194706%2962%3A2%3C295%3AIPATF%3E2.0.CO%3B2-C>
- ^ Jawaharlal Nehru - The Discovery of India, Thirteenth Impression (1993). Published by the Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund. Copyright Sonia Gandhi.
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