The Discovery of India
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 is a book written by the Indian freedom fighter Jawaharlal Nehru (later India's first Prime Minister) during his imprisonment from 1942 to 1945 at Ahmednagar Fort in the present-day state of Maharashtra by British colonial authorities, prior to India's independence. The book was first published in India in 1946, and it remains a bestseller to this day.