The Discovery of India

Author: Jawaharlal NehruPublisher: Oxford University PressYear: 2002Language: EnglishPages: 582ISBN/UPC (if available): 0-19-561322-8 DescriptionThis book written during prison gives an understanding of the glorious intellectual and spiritual traditions of India. The narration vividly brings out the tragic influence and forced economic, moral and intellectual decline by the British rule and the vicious exploitation of the Indian people. A very important and admirable work, which has been adapted into a TV series.ContentsForewordPrefaceCHAPTER ONEAhmadnagar FortCHAPTER TWOBadenweiler, LausanneCHAPTER THREEThe QuestCHAPTER FOURThe Discovery of IndiaCHAPTER FIVEThrough the AgesCHAPTER SIXNew ProblemsCHAPTER SEVENThe Last Phase (1) : Consolidation of British Rule and Rise of Nationalist MovementCHAPTER EIGHTThe Last Phase (2) : Nationalism Versus ImperialismCHAPTER NINEThe Last Phase (3) : World War IICHAPTER TENAhmadnagar Fort AgainPostscriptAllahabad 29th December 1945Index