🎧 The Discovery of India - Chapter 7 (Part 2) 📖

Title: The Last Phase 1 (Conclusion)

In the powerful conclusion to Chapter 7, Nehru explores India’s awakening in the shadow of empire — from revolt and repression to reform and rising nationalism.

Key highlights from this episode:

• 🔥 The Great Revolt of 1857 and the rise of racialism under British rule

• ⚖️ The British strategy of "balance and counterpoise" to divide and rule

• 🏭 Uneven growth of industry across provinces

• 🔄 Reform movements among Hindus and Muslims shaping social thought

• 🌍 The global influence of Kemal Pasha, Asian nationalism, and the vision of Iqbal

• 🏗️ The beginning of heavy industry in India

• 🇮🇳 Debates of identity and strategy: Tilak, Gokhale, and the question of separate electorates

🎙️ A crucial chapter that connects India’s past with the forces that would define its future. Listen now.

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🦜🌿 Solitude, squirrels… and struggle.
🎧 Chapters 45 & 46 of Nehru’s Autobiography are now available in the audio podcast series!

📘 45: Animals in Prison
Amid prison walls, Nehru found companionship in the natural world —
🕊️ birds, 🐿️ squirrels, 🐕‍ stray dogs.
Their presence brought comfort, empathy, and rare peace.
His connection with animals became a gentle protest against harsh isolation.

📘 46: Struggle
Nehru shifts back to the movement —
💪 He celebrates people’s resilience,
🌍 draws inspiration from global revolutions,
📣 and envisions socialist transformation for India.
Despite ideological tensions, he stays committed to Congress and Gandhi — trusting in change through unity and vision.

🎧 Tune in for a journey from quiet reflection to fiery conviction.

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Audiobook | Chapter 7 (I) "THE LAST PHASE (1)" | Parts 1-6 | The Discovery... by Jawaharlal Nehru

 🎧 New Episode | The Discovery of India | Chapter 7 (Part 1) 📖

Title: The Last Phase 1

In this compelling section, Nehru begins to trace the decline of India under British colonial rule and the first stirrings of modern nationalism. The economic, political, and intellectual foundations of a new India, and its coming struggle, begin to take shape.

Highlights of this episode:

• 🏛️ British consolidation of power and rise of the nationalist movement

• 👑 The ideology of empire and creation of a new elite caste

• 💰 How the plunder of Bengal financed England’s Industrial Revolution

• 🏭 The destruction of Indian industries and decline of agriculture

• 🔗 India becomes an economic and political appendage of Britain

• 🏰 The growth of the princely states under British protection

• 📰 The contradictions of British rule: emergence of voices like Raja Ram Mohan Roy, the Indian press, Sir William Jones, and English education in Bengal

🎙️ This episode unpacks how colonial exploitation reshaped India’s economy, society, and self-perception.

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 🧱 Jail walls, iron bars — and an unbroken spirit.

🎧 Chapters 43 & 44 from Nehru’s Autobiography 

📘 43: In Bareilly and Dehra Dun Gaols
Unwell and imprisoned, Nehru reflects on:

• The decline of civil disobedience,

• Harsh prison conditions,

• And the courage of peasants, women, and political prisoners.
  He critiques social injustice and a disconnected elite, even as the movement falters under British repression.

📘 44: Prison Humours
Jail life tested the mind and body, but Nehru found moments of:
📚 Learning
✍️ Writing
🤝 Human connection
Even in solitude and censorship, the resilience of the human spirit shines through.

🎧 Listen to Nehru’s reflections on pain, hope, and dignity behind bars.

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🎧 New Episode | 📖 The Discovery of India - Chapter 6  (II)"New Problems" 

In this concluding part of the chapter “New Problems,” Nehru examines India’s struggle to adapt to changing political powers, cultural currents, and the emerging dominance of Europe.

Here’s what you’ll discover:

• 👑 The Indianization of the Mughals => from Babar to Akbar

• ⚙️ The technological gap between Europe and Asia

• 🌱 The development of a common Indo-Islamic culture

• ⏳ Aurangzeb’s reactionary policies, rise of Hindu nationalism, and Shivaji

• ⚔️ The Maratha-British power struggle and eventual British triumph

• 📉 India’s growing backwardness and British technical superiority

• 🛡️ Glimpses of Ranjit Singh and Jai Singh as regional powers

• 💰 A look at India’s economic background and the “two Englands”

🎙️ Listen to this compelling narration of power, resistance, and cultural shifts in the last centuries before colonial rule took full form.

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