Back দ্য ডিস্কভাৰী অৱ ইণ্ডিয়া (গ্ৰন্থ) Assamese दि डिस्कवरी ऑफ़ इंडिया Bihari দ্য ডিসকভারি অফ ইন্ডিয়া Bengali/Bangla Malkovro de Barato Esperanto भारत की खोज Hindi The Discovery of India ID ദി ഡിസ്കവറി ഒഫ് ഇന്ത്യ Malayalam द डिस्कव्हरी ऑफ इंडिया Marathi ਭਾਰਤ ਦੀ ਖੋਜ Punjabi ہندستان دی کھوج PNB
 First US edition | |
| Author | Jawaharlal Nehru |
|---|---|
| Language | English, Hindi |
| Subject | Indian history, Indian culture, Politics of India, Religion in India, Indian philosophy |
| Publisher | John Day (US) Meridian Books (UK) |
Publication date | 14 November 1946; 76 years ago (at Signet Press, Kolkata, India) |
| Publication place | India |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 595 |
| ISBN | 978-0-19-562359-8 |
| LC Class | DS436 .N42 1989 |
The Discovery of India was written by the Indian freedom fighter Jawaharlal Nehru (later India's first Prime Minister) during his incarceration in 1942–1945 at Ahmednagar Fort in present-day Indian state of Maharashtra by British colonial authorities before the independence of India.[1] The book was written in 1944 but published in 1946.[2]
- ^ "Nehru's 'Discovery of India' remains a bestseller 50 years after his death | Mumbai News - Times of India". The Times of India. 30 May 2014.
- ^ "Bharat Mata Ki Jai: How Jawaharlal Nehru's Discovery of India offers a peek into the soul of India". Firstpost. 29 October 2016.