__notoc__    the discovery of india was written by india's first prime minister jawaharlal nehru during his imprisonment in 1942-1946 at ahmednagar in the ahmednagar fort. nehru was jailed for his participation in the quit india movement along with other indian leaders, and he used this time to write down his thoughts and knowledge about india's history. the book is widely regarded as a classic in india since its first publication in 1946, and provides a broad view of indian history, philosophy and culture, as viewed from the eyes of a liberal indian fighting for the independence of his country. in the discovery of india, nehru argued that india was a historic nation with a right to sovereignty. (calhoun, craig, nations matter: culture, history and the cosmopolitan dream, routledge, p.&nbsp;63.) in this book, pandit jawaharlal nehru tries to study the history of india starting from the indus valley civilization, and then covers the country's history from the arrival of the aryans to government under the british empire. he says that india in the past was a country that lived in harmony and peace, but the evils of society corrupted the people. the effect of these various people on indian culture and their incorporation into indian society is examined. this book also analyses in depth the philosophy of indian life. this book was dedicated to the prisoners of ahmednagar jail. ==life in the jail== during his stay in the jail as a prisoner, he talked about the ruins that were there but were covered up by soil or have collapsed. he talks about a courageous, beautiful lady, named chaand bibi, who fought against akbar to protect the fort(where he was staying as prisoner). but at the end she was killed by her own army man. he asks himself that what is his ancestral gift? he disc
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