This book by a prominent politician and statesman, one of the leaders of the national liberation movement in India, its first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, was written by him in prison in 1944, at a time when the struggle for the liberation of the country from colonial rule was nearing a victorious conclusion. It tells about the history, dramatic pages of the liberation struggle, culture, religion, life and traditions of India. The author reflects on the most important problems of the life of the Indian people. The book "Discovery of India" by J. Nehru is interesting in that it not only expands our ideas about India, but is also a reflection of the author's personality, his outstanding intelligence.