
2004
Paperback
601-700 Pages
The Discovery of India
J.L. NEHRU , K.N. KHANDELWAL
1
9780143031031
History
New
Penguin
English
India
Name : The Discovery of India
Author : J.L. NEHRU , K.N. KHANDELWAL
Book Format : Paperback
Edition : New
Genre : History
ISBN : 9780143031031
Language : English
Pages : 601-700 Pages
Publish Year : 2004
Publisher : Penguin
The Discovery of India is the result of Jawaharlal Nehru’s three years of solitude during his imprisonment and his love for the written word and Indian history.
Summary Of The Book
The Discovery of India is an honor paid to the rich cultural heritage of India, its history and its philosophy as seen through the eyes of a patriot fighting for the independence of his country.
Nehru’s love for this Indian legacy shines through the book’s curious mix of personal essays and reflections, philosophical surmises, and deep prose scattered among historical facts. It is not a book of historical evidence by its very nature, rather, it is the keen observations of a severely intelligent mortal that delves into the philosophical and altruistic aspect of a nation’s history and the groundwork it presents to build a strong future foothold.
The Discovery of India is the realization of a silver lining. At the peak of the nation’s fight against the colonial rule through the “Quit India Movement”, Jawaharlal Nehru was imprisoned at the Ahmednagar Fort from 1942 to 1946, to keep him away from the political limelight. Forced to this dreary lonesomeness, Jawaharlal Nehru discovered time to re-live his creative passions. He rediscovered his love for gardening, prose, poetry, and badminton. Encouraged by this vastly stimulating environment and by his fellow inmates, Jawaharlal Nehru decided to pen down hi
Country of Origin : India
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