The discovery of India Cover
Podcast Mentions

The discovery of India

Jawaharlal Nehru

The book is widely regarded as a classic in India since its first publication in 1946, and provides a broad view of Indian history, philosophy and culture, as viewed from the eyes of a liberal Indian fighting for the independence of his country.

Podcasts 1
Quotes 1
Get on Amazon Listen on Audible
The Ezra Klein Show

Podcast

The Ezra Klein Show

The guest noted that Nehru's book presented two deep ideas about India's civilizational palimpsest and the dangers of privileging any single identity.

"

I think Jawaharlal Nehru, he was India's first prime minister and really in some sense the founder of India's democracy in some ways. I think the two deep ideas that he had, if you read his books like...

— Episode: India Is Transforming. But Into What?

Episode: India Is Transforming. But Into What?

The guest noted that Nehru's book presented two deep ideas about India's civilizational palimpsest and the dangers of privileging any single identity.

"

I think Jawaharlal Nehru, he was India's first prime minister and really in some sense the founder of India's democracy in some ways. I think the two deep ideas that he had, if you read his books like Discovery of India and stuff.

Note: The book recommendations on this page are discovered automatically from podcast transcripts, and may be incorrect or incomplete.