The Discovery of India
by Jawaharlal Nehru
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Author: Jawaharlal NehruEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2004-11-30
ISBN: 0143031031
Number of pages: 656
Publisher: APH Publishing Corp.
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- Paperback with photograph of Nehru on the front.
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Book Review: A Jewel of a book
Summary: 5 Stars
This massive book contains a vast storehouse of knowledge; historical facts and fables evolved over many centuries.
I was impressed with how Nehru challenged the British system as he struggled to find ways to break the yoke of colonialism. India's political history may not be understood by many, but I thought it cogent the way he explained the inter-relationship with the Muslim League and the Indian National Congress.
Nehru's treatise did not include the tactics used by the British to "anglicize" and "racially demonize" the Indians nor addressed why the sacred books, the Vedas were translated by Max Muller, a German. He wrote extensively about the light-skinned "Aryan Race" but he did not provide much information about the Dravidians and the complexities of "race" to "caste".
His book will stand the test of time as an informative document of ancient Indian folklore and history. As much as he revered the past, Nehru's vision for India's future, however, lies with science and the lessening of past religiousness, and the old codes imbued with the supernatural and metaphysics speculation. These views of his thoughts in 1940 are vindicated by the richness of the computer and engineering technology that is in present day India.
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