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Discovery of India
- Narrated by: Akshay
- Length: 29 hrs and 4 mins
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Jawaharlal Nehru wrote The Discovery of India during his imprisonment at Ahmednagar Fort for participating in the Quit India Movement (1942-1946). The book was written during Nehru’s four years of confinement to solitude in prison and is his way of paying an homage to his beloved country and its rich culture.
The work started from ancient history; Nehru wrote at length of Vedas, Upanishads, and textbooks on ancient time and ends during the British raj. The work is a broad view of Indian history, culture, and philosophy; the same can also be seen in the television series. The work is considered as one of the finest writings on Indian history. The television series Bharat Ek Khoj, which was released in 1988, was based on this work.
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- Musheer khan
- 16-10-23
Potent dose on INDIA
After reading this book my respect for Nehru and knowledge about my own country grew significantly.
The man was way ahead of his contemporaries, truly visionary with a burning desire for independent state based on equality, liberty and fraternity.
Highly recommend
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- Deepak
- 08-12-21
A must read to understand India and Nehru
This is more like a collection of multiple books. Nehru propounds on Indian history, philosophy, the freedom movement, international events, and lays down a vision for free India. Both admirers and detractors might find some of their beliefs about Nehru shaken. Read to understand modern India.
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- Fani Raj Mani Chandan
- 30-01-23
Worst narration so far
discovery of India is one of most interesting books written by ex prime minister, freedom fighter late shree jawaharlal nehru and it became difficult to tolerate because of bad narration.
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- Sayon
- 03-08-21
A great book ruined by a poor narration.
Horrible narration. Shame on you Penguin. You ruined a classic book by your choice of the narrator.
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- Guy Optimal
- 31-10-21
classic work
it was a long dream to read this word, completed due to audible, thanks
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- Amazon Customer
- 16-12-21
A must listen to everyone
I loved listening to this audiobook by Jawaharlal Nehru, it had deep insights into history of India and I think it is an absolute must listen for anyone who wants to know about the past.
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- Vpat
- 06-04-24
Sincerity
Past history , every Indian should know to avoid the same mistakes . Future predictions by Nehru
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- Prasad Menon
- 24-08-23
Very bad Audio. Do Not buy
Impossible to follow due to very low volume. Terrible shame. You could raise the volume but then google maps would burst your eardrums.
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- Mayank Malviya
- 14-01-24
In the era of calamities, it is this book which acted as a moment of peace.
I was surprised and amazed to see Prime Minister Nehru’s book collection at his residence on Teen Murti Bhawan (the building before PM Sangrahalaya). Though initially started reading this book to curb my curiosity to know about the very country in which i’ve been living from the past 24 years but now that it is completed, i keep coming back and back again. This urged me to go through some more writings of Prime Minister Nehru. My personal favourite is his “Letters to the Chief Ministers” and “Letters to my daughter”.
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- Sukanya Ramanujan
- 20-07-21
Needed a better narrator
While the present narrator has a neutral accent, the pronunciation and intonation make it hard to follow every word. Also bad audio production because there is no gap between chapter headings and content. This ruins the listening experience.
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