The Discovery of India

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book cultural study historical work non-fiction book

The Discovery of India is a seminal historical and cultural work by Jawaharlal Nehru that traces the evolution of Indian civilization and nationalism, written during his imprisonment in the 1940s.

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Bharat Ek Khoj 3

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instanceOf book ⓘ
cultural study ⓘ
historical work ⓘ
non-fiction book ⓘ
adaptation The Discovery of India self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Bharat Ek Khoj
adaptationCountry India ⓘ
adaptationDirector Shyam Benegal ⓘ
adaptationLanguage Hindi ⓘ
adaptationType television series ⓘ
author Jawaharlal Nehru ⓘ
centralTheme continuity of Indian civilization ⓘ
search for India's identity ⓘ
unity in diversity in India ⓘ
countryOfOrigin India ⓘ
genre autobiographical writing ⓘ
history ⓘ
political philosophy ⓘ
hasPart analysis of British rule in India ⓘ
discussion of ancient India ⓘ
discussion of medieval India ⓘ
discussion of modern India ⓘ
portrayal of Indian leaders and reformers ⓘ
reflections on Indian nationalism ⓘ
imprisonmentContext Quit India movement ⓘ
surface form: Quit India Movement
influenced Indian nationalist discourse ⓘ
post-independence Indian historiography ⓘ
notableFor blend of history and personal reflection ⓘ
civilizational perspective on India ⓘ
literary style of Jawaharlal Nehru ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
pages ~600 ⓘ
placeOfWriting Ahmednagar Fort ⓘ
politicalContext Indian National Congress ⓘ
surface form: Indian National Congress leadership

struggle against British colonial rule ⓘ
precedes India's independence in 1947 ⓘ
publicationYear 1946 ⓘ
publisher Signet Press ⓘ
relatedWork An Autobiography ⓘ
surface form: An Autobiography (Nehru)

Glimpses of World History ⓘ
subject Indian civilization ⓘ
Indian culture ⓘ
Indian freedom movement ⓘ
Indian history ⓘ
Indian nationalism ⓘ
Indian philosophy ⓘ
Indian religions ⓘ
writtenDuring 1942–1945 ⓘ
Nehru's imprisonment at Ahmednagar Fort ⓘ

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Roshan Seth → notableWork → The Discovery of India ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bharat Ek Khoj