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Thursday, June 12, 2025

Audiobook | Chapter 6 (I) "New Problems" | Parts 1-8 | The Discovery of India by Jawaharlal Nehru

 🎧 The Discovery of India – Chapter 6 "New Problems" (Part 1) 📖

In this powerful section, Nehru explores how India encountered new cultural, political, and social challenges with the coming of the Arabs, Afghans, and Mongols, while laying the foundation for a mixed cultural ethos.

What’s inside this episode:

  • 🏹 Invasions by the Arabs and Mongols — and their long-term effects

  • 🕌 The flowering of Arab culture and India’s dynamic contact with it

  • ⚔️ The rise of Mahmud of Ghazni, Afghan rulers, and their Indian impact

  • 🌄 Glimpses of South India, Vijayanagar Empire, and the arrival of Babar

  • 🎭 The fusion of cultures — featuring Kabir, Guru Nanak, Amir Khusrau

  • 👥 Understanding the Indian social structure and group dynamics

  • 🏡 The legacy of village self-government and Shukra Nitisara

  • 🧬 A critical view of caste theory, joint families, and their contradictions

🎙️ Listen to how India adapted, absorbed, and evolved in the face of new problems and fresh influences.



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