Uncovering the Legacy of Jawaharlal Nehru: The Discovery of India

Ramana Murthy: What a book! What a man!

I confess I had a poor opinion of him, thanks to all the Right Wing propaganda. But now, thank god, I read it. He had such a brilliant mind. He foresaw all the current changes in world politics 80 years back!

And when did he write all this? And he must have read so much before writing so much! With such a busy, active life! And when writing was all with pen and paper!

And he was such a decent, cultured person, deserving the highest regard. No wonder, the paramacharya of Kanchi is said to have called him "a true aryan".

The so-called "patriotic" mob who abuse him cannot hope to even read and appreciate such writing, leave alone produce anything like this. It is beyond them.

India on Dec 16, 2023

tina: Splendid book

India on Nov 15, 2023

Amazon Customer: Average

United States on Aug 30, 2019

Poonam Sharma: My favourite book ever.. every Indian should read this. If anyone find it hard to understand, then there is a show also on youtube.. 'Bharat ek khoj'!!!

Canada on Aug 17, 2019

Kam: Great read, come across very biased but most booked do

United Kingdom on Mar 07, 2016

Ujwala S: Writing was one of Nehru's talents. This book was written to teach his daughter Indira, about Indian history. A number of his books were written when imprisoned by the British during India's war for Independence. It's a great read for anyone wanting an introduction to Indian history. Thapar and Spear's History of India is also a great series of books. I've gifted it a few times and the language is lovely, and be warned there aren't many pictures.

United States on Oct 06, 2015

Pen Name: Excellent!

United Kingdom on Feb 25, 2015

TK: Pandit Nehru is a scholar with a soft touch. His work is throroughly analytical and candid, yet lyrical in its tone which makes for easy reading. This book is a page turner once you relax and get into the right frame of mind, which I must admit takes a little bit of time. But once you do that it is therapeutic, no less.

Sunil Khilnani, Professor of South Asian studies at Johns Hopkins University, writes in the Introduction (which is generally very positive about the book), how Pandit Nehru's usage of terms like "racial memory" jar in today's world. On the contrary, I feel that his usage of such terms is very apt, and very Indian. It shows how acknowledging our own histories and genetic dispositions is not antithetical to, but part and parcel of mutual understanding and of communal harmony.

This book is an eye-opener for many Indians, in India and abroad, who have fallen into the fold of the Hindutva ideology that aims to bring India in line with globally prevalent nationalistic tendencies based on religious conservatism, as practiced in America for example. Discovery of India is a reminder that the Indian freedom movement was driven by nationalism of a superior kind,...

United States on Dec 15, 2014

Arjun Balakrishnan: if there is just one book that one would have time to understand the rich social, cultural and spiritual fabric if India, this would be it.
Regardless of one's inclinations towards Nehru's political ideologies. This book is a masterpiece. Immensely readable and enjoyable. It was also made into an acclaimed BBC serial.

United States on Jul 14, 2013

M. Arbuckle: This book was recommended to me by an Indian coworker when I told him I was learning about India in my endless quest for understanding. I ordered it immediately and was so pleased when it arrived. I am now about halfway through it and have learned a great deal about India and her long history that I did not know. I am aware that Mr. Nehru was a Socialist, and although some may dismiss anything that is written by a Socialist as if he has nothing worthwhile to say I find that the book is very interesting, is full of history, and that Nehru was a very good writer. This book would be helpful to anyone seeking to learn about India.

United States on Mar 07, 2013