The Discovery of India (Record no. 65596)
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| fixed length control field | 01132cam a22001457a 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 0195613228 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 954 |
| Item number | 2628 |
| 245 #4 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The Discovery of India |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Medium | English |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 16th |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Name of publisher | Jawaharlala Nehru Memorial Fund |
| Date of publication | 1996 |
| Place of publication | New Delhi |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | 582p. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Jawaharlal Nehru wrote the book ‘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 book started from ancient history, Nehru wrote at length of Vedas, Upanishads and textbooks on ancient time and ends during the British raj. The book is a broad view of Indian history, culture and philosophy, the same can also be seen in the television series. The book is considered as one of the finest writing om Indian History. The television series Bharat Ek Khoj which was released in 1988 was based on this book. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY -- TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | 1900-1999 Civilization |
| -- | India Civilization |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Purchase price | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Koha item type |
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| Chinmaya International Foundation | Chinmaya International Foundation | General Stacks | 18/03/2018 | 80.00 | 1 | 954 2628 | 2628 | 26/04/2021 | Books |