🎧 New Episode | The Discovery of India – Chapter 5 (Part 2) 📖

Title: Through the Ages

In this insightful segment, Nehru delves into India’s intellectual and spiritual evolution, highlighting how ancient philosophies shaped and reshaped the nation’s identity.

Key highlights from this episode:

• 📖 The vitality and resilience of Sanskrit across centuries

• 🧘 Buddhist philosophy – its core values and worldview

• 🔄 How Buddhism influenced Hinduism over time

• 🤝 The process through which Hinduism absorbed Buddhism within India

• 🧠 India’s unique philosophical approach to truth and existence

• 🌀 An introduction to the six classical systems of Indian philosophy

• 🌏 India’s cultural and philosophical exchanges with China

🎙️ Dive into the depths of thought that continue to shape India’s spiritual heritage.

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 ⚖️ Between revolution and resolution.

🎧 Chapters 35 & 36 from Nehru’s Autobiography are now live as an audio podcast!

📘 35: Karachi Congress
Nehru supported the Gandhi-Irwin Pact reluctantly, prioritizing unity despite personal doubts.
At the 1931 Karachi Congress, grief over Bhagat Singh’s execution clashed with hope as a Fundamental Rights resolution was adopted.
Socialist winds began to stir within Congress — and within Nehru.

📘 36: A Southern Holiday
A rare pause.
Nehru's trip to Ceylon and South India offered calm and reflection — a world of Buddhist serenity and cultural richness.
But peace was fleeting. India awaited, restless and rising.

🎧 Hear Nehru balance idealism, grief, and quiet moments in the storm.

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 🎧 New Episode | The Discovery of India – Chapter 5 (Part 1) 📖

Title: Through the Ages

In the first part of this sweeping chapter, Nehru traces the arc of Indian civilization as it navigated empire, cultural exchange, and the undying pursuit of freedom.

Here’s what to expect:

• 🏹 Gupta Empire – nationalism, imperialism, and golden-age achievements

• 🌄 South India – distinct cultural evolution and contributions

• ⚔️ The contrast between peaceful development and methods of warfare

• 🕊️ India’s deep-rooted urge for freedom, even in ancient times

• ⚖️ The balance between progress and security

• 🤝 India’s cultural encounters with Iran and Greece

• 🎭 A look into the rich tradition of the Old Indian Theatre

🎙️ Immerse yourself in this narration of India's evolving identity across time and empires.

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 🕯️ Loss and leadership. Grief and negotiations.

📘 33: Death of My Father

💔 In Feb 1931, Motilal Nehru passed away with quiet dignity. His death was a moment of national mourning.
For Nehru, it was a deeply personal loss — softened only by Gandhi’s presence and his father’s towering legacy.

📘 34: The Delhi Pact
🤝 Gandhi’s negotiations with Viceroy Irwin led to the Delhi Pact — a fragile truce in the Civil Disobedience Movement.
While Nehru respected Gandhi’s courage, he struggled with the compromises that still left India short of full independence.

🎧 Listen to Nehru as son, leader, and patriot — all at once.

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Ch 4 (III) "The Discovery of India" Part 15-21 | Nehru's The Discovery of India | Audiobook

 🎧 New Episode | The Discovery of India – Chapter 4 (III) 📖

In this final part of the pivotal chapter titled "The Discovery of India," Jawaharlal Nehru brings together the social, political, and spiritual forces that shaped ancient India.

He reflects on life and work in early Indian society, the rise of powerful reformers like Mahavira and Buddha, and the establishment of the Maurya Empire under Chandragupta and Chanakya. Nehru then turns to the organization of the state, and the transformative message of Buddha’s teachings — both the philosophy and the legend.

The episode culminates in the majestic reign of Emperor Ashoka, whose moral and political legacy still echoes through Indian history.

🎙️ Tune in to this powerful narration of a civilization in the making.

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Chapters 31 & 32 | Jawaharlal Nehru's "Autobiography" | Audiobook Narrated by Giribala Joshi

 🔥 Tensions rise, hope persists.

🎧 Chapters 31 & 32 from Nehru’s Autobiography now available as an audio podcast!

📘 31: Negotiations at Yeravda
🏛️ Motilal Nehru’s health deteriorates in jail as the Congress-British talks falter. Nehru meets Gandhi under watch at Yeravda — but no deal is struck. Civil disobedience flares anew, and Nehru is jailed again.

📘 32: No-Tax Campaign in the United Provinces
🚜 From prison, Nehru watches a powerful wave of rural resistance rise.
🌾 Peasants refuse taxes, even as repression and censorship grow.
With Kamala arrested and Motilal gravely ill, Nehru battles grief and anxiety — and finds hope in people’s unshaken resolve.

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 🎧 New Episode | The Discovery of India – Chapter 4 (Part 2) 📖

Continuing our journey through the defining chapter of The Discovery of India, this second part takes us deeper into India's philosophical, literary, and spiritual heritage.

Jawaharlal Nehru reflects on the individualistic philosophies that shaped ancient Indian thought — their strengths, their shortcomings, and their role in shaping the Indian psyche. He then explores the rise of materialism, and moves into the rich landscape of epic literature — the Ramayana and Mahabharata, not just as stories, but as vessels of history, myth, and moral inquiry. The episode culminates with a powerful meditation on the Bhagavad Gita, a text Nehru saw as both timeless and profoundly relevant.

🎙️ Join us in this immersive narration as we dive into the philosophical and literary soul of India.

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 🔥 The spirit of resistance grows stronger!

🎧 Chapters 29 & 30 from Nehru’s Autobiography now streaming as an audio podcast!
🎙️ Listen to history come alive!

📘 Chapter 29: Civil Disobedience Begins
🧂 Gandhi’s iconic Salt March lights a fire across the nation!
🇮🇳 Nonviolent resistance spreads like wildfire. Women step forward as fearless participants. Even as Congress leaders are jailed, the movement grows. Nehru highlights the moral strength of the people vs. the brutal hypocrisy of British rule.

📘 Chapter 30: In Naini Prison
🚪 Alone in a cell, Nehru endures solitary confinement.
💭 Cut off from the world, he reflects deeply, finding discipline and purpose in routine. In the face of harsh prison life, glimpses of human solidarity shine through — as the freedom struggle continues beyond the bars.

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 🕊️ New Episode Alert!  The Discovery of India – Chapter 4 (Part 1) 📖🎧

We now arrive at the heart of Jawaharlal Nehru’s monumental work — the chapter that shares its title with the book itself: "The Discovery of India."

In this first part of Chapter 4, Nehru embarks on a profound exploration of the origins and evolution of Indian civilization — its philosophical underpinnings, spiritual inquiries, and cultural continuity. Through nine compelling sub-sections, he guides us from the mysteries of the Indus Valley Civilization to the coming of the Aryans, and from the birth of Hinduism to the rich world of the Vedas and Upanishads. He reflects on the mythology, caste system, and the deep acceptance and negation of life that shaped India's ancient ethos.

This journey through early Indian thought and culture is not just a lesson in history — it’s an invitation to understand the soul of India.

🎙️ Listen now to this immersive narration and discover the roots of an ancient civilization through Nehru’s reflective lens.

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Audiobook | Chapters 27 & 28 | Jawaharlal Nehru's "Autobiography" | Narrated by Giribala Joshi

 27: Thunder in the Air

As political unrest grew in late 1929, Nehru sensed a shift from passive constitutionalism to a fervent demand for independence. Revolutionary acts, labor unrest, and Gandhi’s mass appeal stirred the nation. Despite internal divisions and state repression, Nehru took on Congress leadership amid rising expectations, navigating ideological rifts within both nationalist and labor movements.

28: Independence and After
At the historic 1929 Lahore Congress, Nehru presided over the declaration of complete independence. He reflects on the emotional weight of this moment, his mixed feelings about leadership and fame, and the personal conflicts behind his public image. Action, he concludes, remained his refuge amidst self-doubt and the nation's call for freedom.