![]() He dedicated the book to the prisoners of Ahmednagar jail. ![]() Encouraged by this vastly stimulating environment and by his fellow inmates, Jawaharlal Nehru decided to pen down his thoughts and experiences living in the country he fiercely loved. ![]() He rediscovered his love for gardening, prose, poetry, and badminton. Forced to this dreary lonesomeness, Jawaharlal Nehru discovered time to re-live his creative passions. Jawaharlal Nehru was imprisoned at the Ahmednagar Fort from 1942 to 1946, to keep him away from the political limelight. At the peak of the nation’s fight against the colonial rule through the “Quit India Movement”, The Discovery of India is the realization of a silver lining. 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. ![]() 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. 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. ![]()
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