There are three books prescribed to the students of Class 8th by NCERT. These books are Vasant, Durva and Bharat ki Khoj. Vasant and Durva consist of several prose and poems for children, and Bharat Ki Khoj (Discovery of India) is a novel written by Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru. These books aim at the enhancement of the Hindi language and try to impart basic knowledge about Hindi literature to the students.