THE DISCOVERY OF INDIA (A LUXURY COLLECTOR'S EDITION)

Written over five months when Jawaharlal Nehru was imprisoned in the Ahmadnagar Fort The Discovery of India has acquired the status of a classic since it was first published in 1946. Nehrus brilliant intellect deep humanity and lucid style make The Discovery of India essential reading for anyone interested in Indiaboth its past and its present.In this work of prodigious scope and scholarship one of the greatest figures of Indian history unfolds the panorama of the countrys rich and complex past from prehistory to the last years of British colonial rule. Analysing texts like the Vedas and the Arthashastra and personalities like the Buddha and Mahatma Gandhi Nehru brings alive an ancient culture that has seen the flowering of the worlds great traditions of philosophy science and art and almost all its major religions