The Discovery of India

The Discovery of India
	First US edition
Author	Jawaharlal Nehru
Country	India
Language	English, Hindi
Subject	Indian history, Indian culture, Politics of India, Religion in India, Indian philosophy
Publisher	John Day (US); Meridian Books (UK)
Publication date	14 November 1946; 76 years ago (at Signet Press, Kolkata, India)
Media type	Print (Paperback)
Pages	595
ISBN	978-0-19-562359-8
LC Class	DS436 .N42 1989

The Discovery of India was written by the Indian freedom fighter Jawaharlal Nehru (later India's first Prime Minister) during his incarceration in 1942–1945 at Ahmednagar Fort in present-day Indian state of Maharashtra by British colonial authorities before the independence of India.^[1] The book was written in 1944 but published in 1946.^[2]

^ "Nehru's 'Discovery of India' remains a bestseller 50 years after his death | Mumbai News - Times of India". The Times of India. 30 May 2014.
^ "Bharat Mata Ki Jai: How Jawaharlal Nehru's Discovery of India offers a peek into the soul of India". Firstpost. 29 October 2016.

[1] "Nehru's 'Discovery of India' remains a bestseller 50 years after his death | Mumbai News - Times of India". The Times of India. 30 May 2014.

[2] "Bharat Mata Ki Jai: How Jawaharlal Nehru's Discovery of India offers a peek into the soul of India". Firstpost. 29 October 2016.

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