the discovery of india by jawaharlal nehru

I would highly recommend it to anyone who wants to learn about India. Overall this book is in many ways a very enjoyable, informative and profound read. Whether one agrees with his views or not, one can't help admiring the man and developing a respect for him. Intensely nationalistic, he was always careful that nationalism does not degenerate into the narrow variety, the type which inevitably does more harm than good. His dreams and hopes for India as a forward looking, modern and tolerant nation fostering peace and co operation in the world are pretty well brought out in the book. While Nehru took intense pride in India's rich heritage, he always emphasised that we cannot live in the past. This lends it an unique flavour and makes its reading even more enjoyable. An extremely well read man, this book while giving a very good outline of India's history and past, also serves to provide the readers with Nehru's own philosophy of life and is thus autobiographical at times.

Though western educated, Jawaharlal Nehru had an intense love and hope for India. However the author himself is aware of it and acknowledges it. Since he was a nationalist, and also because this book was written while he was in prison, the author's intense dislike for the British do come out oftentimes in his narration of history. His narration of history and knowledge about India is excellent. Jawaharlal Nehru, the first prime minister of independent India was a thorough intellectual. I had heard quite a bit about this book, but never had a chance to read it until very recently.

The discovery of india by jawaharlal nehru